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The noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, specifically quoted from the debate that was held on this in the other place. She asked about the question put to my honourable friend Emma Hardy around assurances that people in Northern Ireland will not be subject to dangers or disadvantages that the rest of the United Kingdom will not face. I confirm that our absolute focus is unfettered access, to ensure dual access for Northern Ireland businesses. We are looking at how we can further protect, enhance and target this to benefit Northern Ireland businesses. I am sure we can pick up in our future meeting how this could work effectively and look in more detail at the specific concerns around this, if that is helpful.