Source · Select Committees · Welsh Affairs Committee
Recommendation 15
15
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Holyhead is one of the most important ports in the UK and plays a key...
Conclusion
Holyhead is one of the most important ports in the UK and plays a key role in the Welsh and wider UK economy. While we acknowledge Stena Line’s comments that they are doing all they can to prepare for new trading processes and checks after the end of the transition period, we remain concerned at the potential implications for Holyhead and the wider region of a combination of new, and untested, IT systems and new, and potentially extensive, checks and processes.
Paragraph Reference:
77
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
From July 2021, infrastructure will be needed to meet the further requirements of full border controls on EU goods as set out in the Border Operating Model. In July 2020, the Government committed to spending £705 million on new border infrastructure to support ports in building extra capacity to meet the new control requirements where there is space to do so. This funding was provided for improved IT systems as well as for infrastructure at ports (through the £200 million Port Infrastructure Fund—PIF) and at Inland Border Facilities (£270 million) to support ports which do not have the space to build new infrastructure on site. • Holyhead, Pembroke and Fishguard have all been allocated funding from the PIF to deliver on-site infrastructure at the port. The UK Government is also working with the Welsh Government to deliver Inland Border Facilities in North and South Wales to accommodate necessary checks which cannot be accommodated on-site due to space constraints. • Timescales for inland facilities are challenging but the UK Government is working closely with the Welsh Government to speed up delivery, including