§ Dr. LadymanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will draw up plans to support the ferry industry and the ports of Ramsgate and Dover if duty-free sales are abolished in the European Union. [43795]
§ Dawn PrimaroloResponsibility for the transport industry lies with my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister. However, the impact on the ferry industry and on the ports of Ramsgate and Dover of the abolition of duty free will depend on the nature of the successor regimes which are being discussed at official level in Brussels.