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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 12 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Channel Tunnel: Domestic Visits

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which (a) ministers and (b) officials of his Department have visited the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone over the last 12 months; when those visits took place; and how long was spent at the border in each of those visits.

Answer

The Channel Tunnel was last visited by a Department for Transport Minister when the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, visited on 25 October 2018.

Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Channel Tunnel in the course of their duties. Due to the number and variety of official level engagements it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of these visits as the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188697
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Channel tunnel Domestic visits Folkestone
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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