Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what physical infrastructure they plan to provide at ports in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, to process goods entering from the EU.

The Government is providing the necessary infrastructure to service trade coming through the Short Strait in Kent. That infrastructure is being readied for the introduction of physical checks on goods imported through Port of Dover and Eurotunnel from April 2024.

Regarding Scotland and Wales, Border Control Post (BCP) infrastructure is a devolved matter. The Welsh Government is in the process of building an inland BCP at Holyhead (North Wales). Decisions on the need for further inland sites, including in Scotland, are yet to be taken. The UK Government will work closely with Devolved Government counterparts to ensure there is sufficient capacity to deliver the required checks, as set out in the Border Target Operating Model.