Question follow-through · 25920

Transport: Cross Border Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of consultancy to (a) negotiate and (b) implement new cross-border transport arrangements with the EU since January 2020 by (i) consultancy firm, (ii) contract value and (

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Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of consultancy to (a) negotiate and (b) implement new cross-border transport arrangements with the EU since January 2020 by (i) consultancy firm, (ii) contract value and (

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    No estimate has been made of the cost of consultancy by my department used during negotiation and implementation of new cross-border transport arrangements with the EU since January 2020. Since the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement came into effect on 31st Janua...

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