Member

My noble friend Lady Ritchie and others asked about SPS agreements, and noble Lords asked about non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods. To clarify, if goods have been moved into Northern Ireland from outside the UK and one of the main purposes of that movement is to gain qualifying Northern Ireland goods status in any subsequent move to Great Britain, the goods are not qualifying Northern Ireland goods. I hope that helps to clarify that. These goods do not benefit from unfettered market access. The instrument will ensure that they are subject to the relevant SPS and other controls when entering Great Britain through Northern Ireland. This is to ensure that the benefits of unfettered access are targeted on Northern Ireland, rather than on EU and rest-of-world goods.