Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 191764
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 29 June 2023
Answered: 6 July 2023
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she had made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the (a) resources for and (b) capacity of border control posts in Northern Ireland.
Answer
The existing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) facilities in Northern Ireland are temporary and the Government's position has always been that these will need to be enhanced. Defra has worked closely, and will continue to do so, with multiple Government de...
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