Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support HM Revenue and Customs' Surge and Rapid Response Team provides to Border Force.

The cross government Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) is available to all government departments to provide assistance with unexpected demands for access to their services and provide operational support in a crisis situation. The team is hosted by HMRC. During 2016/17, SRRT provided support to Border Force at Heathrow Airport between July and October, with resource ranging from 9 to 44 FTE per week during that period. Staff provided assistance with a range of border control operations after receiving full training from Border Force.