Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is planning to take to prevent queues at the Port of Dover.

The Government has already taken a number of steps, including helping secure additional booths at the Port of Dover for border checks by the French Border Police. We have also instigated weekly meetings between the UK and French border authorities to share intelligence and detailed resourcing plans to ensure border staffing can meet expected demand at the juxtaposed controls.

We continue to work on improvements to border fluidity and, with the Kent Resilience Forum, to support improvements to existing traffic management plans. These are designed to mitigate the impact of any disruption on the road network.