Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Northern Ireland
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what plans he has to engage with the Northern Ireland Executive on his departmental priorities .
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Through regular Interministerial Group (IMG) meetings, the UK Government and the devolved governments, including the Northern Ireland Executive, engage on a range of policy priorities. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade holds the IMG for Business and Industry, and IMG for Trade, to ensure success in delivering departmental priorities across governments, including delivery of the Industrial Strategy and Trade Strategy. Both IMGs are due to meet in the Autumn.