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Written question asked by Karl Turner (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 December 2018. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Ferries: Channel Islands

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on ferry services from (a) Poole and (b) Portsmouth to the Channel Islands.

Answer

DfT, Border Delivery Group and Border Force have been working with ports and airports across the United Kingdom to ensure a joint understanding of the possible impacts of EU exit under a range of scenarios.

Meetings have been held with both with Poole and Portsmouth to discuss the range of possible impacts. Further work is underway with Portsmouth to understand any possible local traffic implications that could affect ferry services. While work is ongoing, we do not currently expect services from Poole to the Channel Islands to be affected at all, nor any significant adverse effect on those from Portsmouth to the Channel Islands.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201165
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Channel Islands Ferries Portsmouth Poole Brexit
Link
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