Written questions, answers and statements

Import Duties

Show full question

Question for Treasury

UIN 183215, tabled on 24 October 2018

Question

John Redwood
Conservative
Wokingham
Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the rate of customs levies charged on the UK for 30 March 2019 as part of the planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answer

Mel Stride
Conservative
Central Devon
Commons

Answered on

29 October 2018

We are focused on negotiating an ambitious future relationship with the EU, which secures frictionless access at the border to each other’s markets for goods.

However, in the event of a “no deal” the Government will determine and publish these new UK duty rates before we leave the EU.

Answered by

Treasury
Named day
Named day questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.