Source · Select Committees · Welsh Affairs Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 67
We welcome the level of engagement between Welsh ports, HMRC and the Border Protocol Delivery...
Conclusion
We welcome the level of engagement between Welsh ports, HMRC and the Border Protocol Delivery Group. However, whether a deal is secured with the EU or not, we must accept that there will be friction at the borders. Congestion and delays at Welsh ports could have significant costs for the port operators and businesses and major implications for logistics chains.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses the Trade and Agriculture Commission and its engagement with Welsh agricultural stakeholders, failing to address the committee's observation about potential congestion and delays at Welsh ports and implications for logistics chains.
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Paragraph Reference:
67
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The Government undertakes on-going regular engagement with ports, port associations (BPA and UKMPG), and business stakeholders across the UK, including in Wales and through our Welsh Government colleagues, to ensure the smooth delivery of key borders’ infrastructure. Grants through the Port Infrastructure Fund will provide one-off financial support to more than forty ports (including Holyhead, Pembroke and Fishguard) which have the space to build on site the border infrastructure required for 1 July 2021. We continue to work constructively with ports to realise that deadline. The UK Government continues to engage with the EU to jointly monitor and resolve impacts on trade and the effective functioning of the border. The programme for getting inland infrastructure ready for July is challenging. The UK Government remains focused on delivering the required infrastructure as quickly as possible and is working closely with the Welsh Government to expedite delivery for the Welsh ports.
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