§ 47. Mr. Evennettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions his Department has held concerning customs control arrangements for the Channel fixed link.
§ Mr. BrookeCustoms and Excise has held wide-ranging discussions wih the promoters of the Channel fixed link and with other interested Government Departments on all aspects of control requirements and visits have been made with the promoters to Dover to study the practical arrangements for control of various types of cross-Channel traffic. Discussions are continuing, including consultation with British Rail on the procedures for the control of through rail traffic using the fixed link. There has also been initial discussion with French officials concerning the operation of juxtaposed customs controls which will require, for example, certain United Kingdom inward controls to be located in the French terminal.