It is certainly the government's claim that the timing of this is nothing to do with Brexit and the fact that the aim is to have it all ready by Brexit day could indeed be pure coincidence.

But those advocates for remain, the Daily Mail and the Express don't think so.

Whether that date is just coincidence or not, the government does intend to have plans in place to cope with any issues that arise in the initial days.

For my part, I think that is no bad thing. Better to be prepared and discover you don't need it, than to be unprepared.