Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the European Commission and (b) TaskForce 50 on whether (i) duty free would return for passengers travelling from the EU to the UK and (ii) reciprocal arrangements would be made after the UK leaves the EU.

The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches. The government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to the UK government and Parliament to decide to change its policy in the future, subject to any negotiations with the EU.

The Chancellor made clear at the Treasury Select Committee on 5 November that there are no plans at the moment to review the duty-free situation, when asked about the possible reintroduction of duty-free after March 2019.