Northern Ireland Protocol Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Northern Ireland Protocol

Baroness Kramer Excerpts
Thursday 21st May 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer (LD)
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Can the Minister confirm that after transition, Northern Ireland will have to conform with the EU level playing field rules and that UK companies with interests in Northern Ireland will de facto also have to conform?

Lord True Portrait Lord True
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The status of Northern Ireland under the protocol is well known and often discussed. Northern Ireland will effectively be operating within the EU single market but also within the internal market of the United Kingdom. The arrangements that we have put in place are envisaged in the protocol but, at present, the details of their implementation are under discussion.