Written questions

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 25222 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on trends in the level of trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 31 Jan 2025

Northern Ireland goods move freely to Great Britain and are unaffected by regulation 2017/625. Regulation 2017/625 is explicitly disapplied for goods moved via the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.