Written question asked by Luke Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 March 2021. It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 15 March 2021 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Border and Protocol Delivery Group

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to use the work of the Border Protocol Delivery Group to inform the UK's trade policy and arrangements with the EU.

Answer: The terms of our future trading relationship with the EU are set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement that we agreed last year. The Border and Protocol Delivery Group, part of the Cabinet Office, are responsible for coordinating the Government's approach to the border, both in relation to our leaving the EU and in developing our longer term strategy for the most effective border in the world. Insights generated by the work of the BPDG are being and will continue to be used to inform our policy towards the EU in the normal way.

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