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Lord Caine (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2025

Debate

US Tariffs on EU Goods

Contribution

My Lords, last week, at the St Patrick’s celebrations in Washington, the Northern Ireland Secretary restated the Government’s commitment to reaching a trade agreement with the United States, which we strongly welcome. At the weekend, however, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened that Congress would veto any trade deal that does not respect the 1998 Belfast agreement. Given that the 1998 agreement upholds Northern Ireland’s position as an integral part of the United Kingdom and the fact that the United States is the largest market for Northern Ireland goods outside Great Britain and Ireland, can the Minister confirm that it is the Government’s intention that any US trade agreement will benefit Northern Ireland in exactly the same ways and on the same terms as all other parts of our country?

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