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Border Target Operating Model

Thursday 23 November 2023 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government are delivering an ongoing programme of engagement with stakeholders across all sectors in all parts of the country and with key European Union trading partners to ensure goods continue to move across the border.
  • The border target operating model will implement its next three major milestones on 31 January 2024, 30 April 2024, and 31 October 2024, which means that the regime will be introduced by increments.
  • The purpose of the border target operating model is to ensure UK food security.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Daniel Zeichner Lab Cambridge
Immigration Brexit Business & Trade
Context

The question arises from concerns about the potential disruptions to cross-border trade due to changes in border regulations.

Question

What recent assessment has been made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the border target operating model on cross-border flows of goods?

Answer from Alex Burghart

The Government are delivering an ongoing programme of engagement with stakeholders across all sectors in all parts of the country and with key European Union trading partners to ensure goods continue to move across the border. We have not identified any specific risk to the cross-border flow of goods.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific risks or assessments were not provided, only general assurances.

How: Ongoing Programme Of Engagement

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Q2 Daniel Zeichner Lab Cambridge
Immigration Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Context

Concerns have been raised about delays in implementing UK border checks and the readiness of EU businesses to comply with new regulations, potentially affecting food supply.

Question

It has been a very long wait to get border checks in place on the UK side. What evidence does the Minister have that EU businesses have the appropriate systems in place, including enough vets, to make them work smoothly? What estimate has he made of the impact on UK food security?

Answer from Alex Burghart

The whole purpose of the exercise is to ensure that we have UK food security. The border target operating model will implement its next three major milestones on 31 January 2024, 30 April 2024 and 31 October 2024, which means that the regime will be introduced by increments. This will be good for British food and good for British animals.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific evidence or impact estimates were not provided, only general assurances about the purpose of the model.

How: Whole Purpose Of The Exercise, Good For British Food

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