Michael Gove reveals some pretty alarming statistics to the the House of Commons
Just 24% of businesses believe they're fully ready for the end of the Brexit transition period
Nearly double — 43% — think the transition period will be extended
Gove reveals the government's worst-case scenario estimates:
- 50% of big businesses and just 20% of SMEs will have the correct paperwork to export to the EU from January
- As few as 30% of HGVs will arrive at border with correct paperwork, while the rest face being sent back
Here are the sections of Michael Gove's House of Commons statement containing those eyebrow-raising statistics
Less than 4 months to go...
Asked about food labelling, Gove admits to @GwynneMP that while some information is available for companies, there is "more than depends on negotiations"
Reminder: the food industry has said the deadline for producing new labels needed to legally export has already passed
In a sobering statement, Gove reveals that <1/4 of businesses feel ready for Jan, and that nearly half think the transition period will be extended
Oh, and police are going to help run a new border in Kent - it's a funny ol' time for the unionist party! businessinsider.com/quarter-of-bus…
For those interested, I'm told that the business readiness statistics cited by Gove in the Commons yesterday were from a survey of 500 SMEs interviewed between July 20 and August 18
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