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Freight and Tourism: Schengen Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Schengen travel restrictions on (a) international coach and (b) international haulage firms since the ending of freedom of movement.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 13 May 2026
Target answer date: 18 May 2026
Answer: 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Schengen travel restrictions on (a) international coach and (b) international haulage firms since the ending of freedom of movement.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 May 2026
Answer published
The Department for Transport is undertaking research to improve understanding of the effects of the 90-in-180-day Schengen immigration limit on the international operations of GB-based HGV and coach businesses that hold standard international operator li...

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