Is Defra ready for Brexit? Lords continue their inquiry

• Parliament TV: No deal preparations: energy and environment
• Inquiry: No deal preparations: energy and environment
• EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee

Witnesses

Wednesday 3 April in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster, at 9.45am

• Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Areas of discussion

The Sub-Committee took evidence from the Secretary of State in October 2018, when they scrutinised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' plans for a 'no deal' Brexit. With only just over a week to go until the UK could be leaving the EU without a deal, the Committee will ask the Secretary of State how prepared his Department is for that eventuality.
Likely areas of questioning include:

• Whether exports of animals and animal products from the UK to the EU will be able to take place from 'day one' (this can only happen if the UK is be listed as an 'approved third country' by the EU).
• The impact on UK ports and UK roads of animal exporters not being able to use the Dover-Calais route (when the UK leaves the EU, these exports will need to go through a Border Inspection Post, which Calais does not have).
• Whether the new IT systems that will be needed to manage imports and exports are ready to use.
• When fishing quotas (and access to UK waters) for the remainder of 2019 will be agreed.
• What additional storage capacity may be needed if waste exports are held up because of delays at ports, and whether this could result in additional waste going to landfill.

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