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Written Question
Import Controls: Northern Ireland
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is to bring forward legislation to repeal section 10(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Government is working actively to deliver commitments made in the Safeguarding the Union command paper, which was published on 31 January (CP 1021). This includes the passing into law on 20 February of two statutory instruments to give effect to legislative assurances contained within the command paper. Any required further legislation will be brought forward as soon as parliamentary time allows.


Written Question
Public Finance: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 21st February 2024

Asked by: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for the Northern Ireland Assembly to bring forward revenue raising proposals.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The UK Government remains determined to support the Executive to unlock the opportunities that the financial package presents.

To help stabilise the Executive’s financial position, the UK Government has agreed to pause its debt repayments from 2022-23 and 2023-24 of up to £559 million and will no longer require these funds to be repaid, subject to the Executive publishing a plan by May 2024 which outlines how it will deliver sustainable public finances and services and demonstrating implementation of that plan by May 2025.

This sustainability plan must include the delivery of a balanced budget for 2024-25 by raising a minimum of £113 million through locally generated income. It will be for the Executive to determine if it will consider a different course of action to deliver the public services that Northern Ireland needs as part of its sustainability plan.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland Elections

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

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