Customs and Excise (Shoreham) (Hansard, 25 November 2002)

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what activities are undertaken by the H.M. Customs and Excise at Shoreham Harbour. [83259]

§ John Healey
It is not Customs policy to disclose information on operational deployment of staff at specific locations.

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed by the H.M. Customs and Excise at Shoreham Harbour. [83260]

§ John Healey
There are currently some 60 Customs staff based at Shoreham Harbour.

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what customs checks are regularly carried out on traffic at Shoreham Harbour and Shoreham Airport. [83333]
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§ John Healey
It is not Customs policy to disclose information on levels of Customs checks and detection activities at specific locations.

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many local staff are employed in customs inspections on traffic at Shoreham Harbour and Shoreham airport. [83334]

§ John Healey
There are currently no local staff employed permanently in Customs inspections on traffic at Shoreham harbour and Shoreham airport. Flexibly deployed teams of officers attend targeted arrivals according to intelligence and perceived threat or risk. These officers may be from nearby local units, regional or national teams.