Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders in the United States on promoting investment opportunities in Northern Ireland.”
Tabled: 31 January 2023Answered: 8 February 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
This is a really important issue, and Labour in Scotland has been clear that it would separate that role. That is the right thing to do, for the reasons that have just been articulated; it is the obvious thing to do, and obviously it is what we do in England and Wales. There have been calls for a review of this issue since 2021, but the SNP has not acted fast on those calls. It really does need to bring forward proposals now to deal with this problem, which has been sitting there for a very long time.