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Dietary Supplements: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 20033 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland are not placed at a competitive disadvantage compared with businesses in Great Britain should the European Commissi

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 8 Sep 2026

Currently, Northern Ireland continues to apply relevant European Union (EU) food supplements legislation under the Windsor Framework.The Government is negotiating a new strategic partnership with the EU called a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement....