Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2016 to Question 56613, whether the Government has had recent discussions with the government of the Irish Republic on ownership of Lough Foyle.

I regularly engage with the Irish Government on a number of issues. The management of Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a North-South body established under the Belfast Agreement. Discussions continue between the UK Government and the Irish Government on further improvements to the day to day management of the Lough.