Written questions

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 53802 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the SPS agreement with the EU of 19 May 2025 on the requirement for (a) customs declarations and (b) inspections for the trade of sanitary and phytosanitary goods fro

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 2 Jun 2025

The new Windsor Framework customs arrangements introduced on 1 May will remain in place, in addition to the arrangements agreed in the SPS deal. The arrangements introduced on May 1 ensure that goods sent to or from consumers will not be subject to custom...