Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 1386

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the updated General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) on SMEs shipping from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Answer

Justin Madders
The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be adapting anyway ...

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