Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled The UK border: preparedness for EU exit, published on 24 October 2018, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the finding in that report that 11 out of 12 new or replacement border systems were at risk of not being delivered on time and to acceptable quality by 29 March 2018.

All 12 critical IT systems set out in the National Audit Office report undergo significant scrutiny across government – including at a departmental level, by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and by the Borders Delivery Group. Where programme risks exist, appropriate mitigation and contingency plans are in place. There is also significant cross-departmental working to ensure that the interdependencies between border systems and wider departmental policy is effectively managed.