Written question asked by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 March 2018. It was answered by Mel Stride (Conservative) on Monday, 26 March 2018 on behalf of the Treasury.

Customs

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the contingency funding that has been made available for Border Taskforce preparedness has been drawn down by HMRC to manage customs at ports in each of the last 12 months.

Answer: HMRC was provided with £47m at Supplementary Estimates 2017-18 for EU Exit related work, and allocated a further £260m at Spring Statement 2018 for 2018-19. As with all Reserve funding next year, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2018-19 in early 2019. This funding will allow HMRC to support ongoing work to deliver the UK’s new customs, tax and welfare arrangements with the EU, including preparation of the borders.

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