Lords EU Committee to take evidence on post-Brexit customs arrangements
On Thursday 5 July 2018 the House of Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee will be holding a public evidence session as part of its Brexit: customs arrangements inquiry.
At 10.05am the Committee will hear from:
- Susan Morley, Director, Morley Consulting Training Limited
- Joseph Owen, Associate Director, Institute for Government
- Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform.
The questions the Committee is likely to ask include:
- To what extent can technology be used to reduce customs border checks? Are there successful examples from elsewhere that could be applied in the UK?
- Trusted trader schemes have been raised as a way of decreasing checks at the border. To what extent could these schemes alleviate the administrative burden post-Brexit?
- What customs facilitation arrangements are currently in place between the EU and third countries that could be applicable to the UK if no comprehensive customs agreement was reached?
- The Government recently proposed a temporary customs arrangement that would come into force if no other agreement was reached with the EU. What impact would this have on businesses?
This public evidence session will begin at 10.05am on Thursday 5 July 2018 in Committee Room 1 of the House of Lords.
