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Recommendation 14
14
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 67
The UK Government must redouble its efforts to work with business and port operators to...
Recommendation
The UK Government must redouble its efforts to work with business and port operators to provide confidence that the necessary systems and infrastructure will be in place, fully tested and functioning well in advance of July 2021. The UK Government should Brexit and trade: implications for Wales 41 also maintain an ongoing dialogue with the EU, post January 2021, to monitor the impact of new processes and, where possible, work to ensure as frictionless trade as possible.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses maintaining food safety standards and national sovereignty in trade agreements, but does not address the recommendation to redouble efforts on border infrastructure readiness or maintain ongoing dialogue with the EU.
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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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