Select committee inquiry
UK Border 2020: preparedness
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union, and the “transition period” ends at the end of this year. The current rules relevant to the UK border, including on trade, travel and business for the UK and EU continue to apply during the transition period, but the government has been preparing for when the UK–EU relationship changes. The Committee will question senior officials at the Cabinet Office, HMRC and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the government’s preparedness at the border for the end of the transition period . If you have evidence on these issues please submit it here by 6.00pm Friday 13 November.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 22 October 2020 to its close on 25 March 2021.
- Oral evidence 23 Nov 2020
- Correspondence 2 letters
Evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1
- 23 Nov 2020UK Border 2020: preparedness5 witnesses, listed belowparliament.uk ↗
Who gave evidence 5 witnesses
- Alex ChisholmChief Operating Officer Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office
- Bernadette KellyPermanent Secretary, Department for Transport
- Emma ChurchillDirector General, Policy - Courts, Access to Justice, International Justice and Legal, Ministry of Justice
- Jim HarraPermanent Secretary and Chief Executive, HMRC
- Tamara FinkelsteinPermanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Correspondence 2 letters
- 21 Jan 2021Correspondence from Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer & Cabinet Office, re Response to PAC letter dated 1 December to Alex Chisholm
- 2 Dec 2020Correspondence to Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary Cabinet Office, dated 1 December 2020 relating to The UK border: preparedness for the end of the transition period