Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to remove barriers to trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.”
Tabled: 15 October 2024Answered: 23 October 2024
Asked by
Josh Newbury
Labour — Cannock Chase
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
The Government are committed to implementing the Windsor framework in good faith, and to protecting Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market. We continue to take forward policies set out in “Safeguarding the Union”, including most recently the establishment of the independent monitoring panel and the publication of guidance under section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.