Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty.”
Tabled: 11 May 2021Answered: 17 May 2021
Asked by
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
No. We are committed to implementing the Windsor framework in good faith in partnership with the EU, and to taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. We are also looking to negotiate a sanitary and phytosanitary veterinary agreement with the EU, which could help.