Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237070 on Health Services (Cross-border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, if she will place a copy of the Department of Health for Northern Ireland legislative review in the Library.

Department of Health for Northern Ireland officials completed a legislative review in August 2017 as part of Northern Ireland Civil Service’s preparations for EU exit. My officials will discuss with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland the appropriate publication of information relating to the review.

EU Exit Statutory Instruments are taken through Westminster to correct inoperabilities or provide technical fixes under the powers in section 8 of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018.

In this case, the regulations were developed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service and, in the absence of a Stormont Executive, under the terms of the Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions Act, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health for Northern Ireland gave his clearance for the Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 31 January 2019, to issue to the Department of Health and Social Care for laying in Westminster.