Ms Anne Graham:

Regulation (EU) 2019/501 ensures an extension of approval for cabotage in the Border region for six months after the regulation comes into force. Those dates have moved now that we are looking at 31 October. We expect those dates will be extended by the EU to cover cabotage for at least six months after the UK exits the EU. The EU has recognised that cabotage is an important part of cross-border services. We would expect that an agreement will put in place similar to the Alpine agreement between Switzerland, Italy and Germany, which allows cabotage across those borders.