Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill (2023) and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill), what measures he has put in place to enable retained EU within the devolved competency of the Northern Ireland executive to be retained, replaced or restated ahead of the sunset clause of 31st December 2023.

UK Government officials have been proactively engaging with The Executive Office in Northern Ireland on the progress of the Bill and the wider retained EU law reform programme and have established regular intergovernmental meetings intended to support the Northern Ireland Civil Service with the identification of which REUL is devolved or reserved, as part of the retained EU law reform programme and wider Whitehall departmental engagement.

The UK Government is committed to sustained engagement with the Executives Office and devolved counterparts.