Mr Toby Perkins

Mr Toby Perkins

Labour — Chesterfield

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 April 2026

Debate

EnvironmentAL Audit Committee

Contribution

The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. In fact, his colleague, the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), is a member of our Committee. He made the point strongly that because we have divergence from the EU in this area, it potentially causes major problems for the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland. Effectively, it will have different rules from the Republic, which creates a major issue. The Committee debated the impact on Northern Ireland at considerable length. It is an important point in our report, and one that we will be taking to the Government. We have not yet communicated with the Northern Ireland Assembly, but we would be happy to do so following this report.

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