In the event of major delays at the short Channel crossings, the Cabinet Office told us that there are plans to prioritise certain goods, such as exports of day-old chicks and fish for human consumption, and that additional freight capacity has been procured for the import of critical goods.73 The Cabinet Office said it is developing a border impact centre to manage disruption but is facing issues in securing access to data held by other government departments. The infrastructure in Kent to h...

In the event of major delays at the short Channel crossings, the Cabinet Office told us that there are plans to prioritise certain goods, such as exports of day-old chicks and fish for human consumption, and that additional freight capacity has been procured for the import of critical goods.73 The Cabinet Office said it is developing a border impact centre to manage disruption but is facing issues in securing access to data held by other government departments. The infrastructure in Kent to hold HGVs in case of delays is also still in development, with one of the two sites still to be acquired when we took evidence in early October.74 It is n Type: conclusion | Number: 27 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.1 The Government agrees with this recommendation. Recommendation implemented 2.2 The government had been preparing extensively for all negotiation outcomes, and that included preparing third parties for the changes that would occur at the end of the Transition