Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether retailers in Northern Ireland importing cosmetic goods from suppliers in Great Britain can be classified as responsible persons under the new import arrangements; and if he will provide financial assistance to offset any additional costs resulting from new or increased indemnities from acting as a responsible person.

Northern Ireland businesses that bring cosmetic products from Great Britain into Northern Ireland will automatically become the Responsible Person unless they designate this role in writing to another person established within the EEA or Northern Ireland who must in turn formally accept the role in writing. The Government has provided comprehensive guidance to businesses placing goods on the Northern Ireland market at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cosmetic-products-enforcement-regulations-2013