Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Debate between Baroness Henig and Lord Bradshaw

Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Grand Committee

[Lord Bradshaw (LD) [V]]

I am grateful to the Minister for his introduction. I do not think we need to detain the Committee long, as I have only two questions, about how these regulations are enforced. First, in his introduction, the Minister referred to inspectors employed by the Secretary of State. Can he be more explicit on who these inspectors are, and whether they are acting in Northern Ireland on behalf of the European Union or the Northern Ireland Executive? Secondly, can he please tell us what parallel arrangements will be in force in the rest of the country when we have left the European Union?

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

I call the next speaker, the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. Could the noble Baroness please unmute?