Mark Spencer corrected a written answer on Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

1 March 2024 · Commons written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Emma Hardy (Labour, Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) asked written question 10516 on 18 January 2024. Mark Spencer answered on 16 February 2024 for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Mark Spencer corrected the answer on 1 March 2024. The corrected text no longer gives the figures £149.3 million, £366 million. Altogether 66 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost is of (a) purchase of and (b) construction works on Sevington Internal Border Facility.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The £366 million figure referred to in the National Audit Office report covered a specific set of activities within Defra’s overall 2021 Spending Review digital investment. At least £149.3 million has been spent on these activities as of 31 December 2023, alongside other digital investment.	Sevington BCP is operated from a site owned by DFT. The Department considers that this information is commercially sensitive and should be withheld.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

Read from	https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1683465?expandMember=true
Date read	15 October 2026
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