UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

(asked on 29th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prepare exit summary declarations to be used for business trade arrangements between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.


Answered by
Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 6th May 2020

The Protocol makes clear that Northern Ireland is and remains part of the UK’s customs territory and allows the UK to ensure unfettered market access for goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.

As committed to in the New Decade, New Approach deal, this Government will legislate to guarantee unfettered access by the end of the year. We want to work with Northern Ireland businesses and the Executive as we prepare for the end of the Transition Period and implementation of the Protocol.

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