Question follow-through · 19524
Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the overall (a) capital and (b) running costs are of the Inland Border Facility at Sevington; and what the budget is for that facility.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the overall (a) capital and (b) running costs are of the Inland Border Facility at Sevington; and what the budget is for that facility.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2024
Answer published
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