Asked by: Lady Hermon (Independent - North Down)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Office on the number of additional HM Revenue and Customs officials required in Northern Ireland to fulfil their new functions under the Trade Bill; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Territorial offices have been, and will continue to be engaged in the passage of the Trade Bill, including where this impacts on HMRC responsibilities in Northern Ireland.