Jim Allister MP: written questions
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Exports: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3932More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how export procedures are applied under Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to goods placed under the export procedure within the Union in accordance with Title V and Title VIII of that Regulation as they move from Northern
Answer: The Windsor Framework removes the requirement for export procedures for goods moved from Northern Ireland to Great Britain that existed under the original Protocol, and replaces the 2020 agreement on the need for ‘equivalent information" with such co...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParcels: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3931More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the economic impact of the new arrangements for parcels transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 30 September 2024 with the arrangements in place (a) b
Answer: The arrangements for sending parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework will represent a significant improvement on those set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol.If fully implemented, the Northern Ireland Protocol would ha...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWindsor FrameworkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what directions he has issued under Regulation 3 of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 22 July (UIN 322).
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to (a) extend the duration of Bereavement Support Payments and (b) update those payments in line with inflation.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) helps people through the immediate period following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly instalments. Where longer-term financial support is needed, benefits such as Universal Credit ha...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Press ConferencesNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) the Belfast News Letter and (b) other news outlets are given equal rights to ask questions at his Department's press conferences.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office invites a wide range of news outlets to its departmental press conferences.During press conferences, as many news outlets as possible are given an opportunity to ask a question. However, it is not always possible for every medi...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1386More
Question: 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: 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 ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625, what charges are due to be placed on Northern Ireland businesses under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Answer: This Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework, and work is ongoing to consider the introduction of charges on goods entering the EU via Northern Ireland ports to recoup the costs of carrying out required sanitary and phytosanitary che...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Northern IrelandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the planned remit for Great British Energy is in Northern Ireland; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on the operation of Great British En
Answer: We have set out significant detail on Great British Energy (GBE) after only three weeks in office, including that GBE will benefit all four corners of our United Kingdom whilst respecting the devolution settlements. We are resetting our approach to workin...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on (a) the availability of veterinary medicines and (b) the farming industry after 31 December 2024.
Answer: A grace period arrangement for veterinary medicines remains in place until the end of 2025 and provides for the continuity of supply to Northern Ireland. Maintaining availability of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland after the end of 2025 is a prior...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPotatoes: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework on (a) ware potato production in Northern Ireland and (b) the import of seed potatoes from Britain to Nor
Answer: The Windsor Framework has lifted the ban on the movement of seed potatoes which can now move under the Northern Ireland Plant Health Label scheme, provided the movement is between a registered professional operator in Great Britain and a professional oper...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPesticides: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Plant Protection Product regulations on (a) supply issues, (b) the variety of products available and (c) the farming industry
Answer: The Windsor Framework maintains the free flow of trade from GB to NI in the UK internal market. We are committed to implementing the Windsor Framework and protecting the UK internal market. DAERA as the responsible administration, and the Health and Safet...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU Industrial Emission Directive on Northern Ireland; and what the associated costs are.
Answer: As set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol in the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the Industrial Emissions Directive will only apply to those installations in Northern Ireland that contribute to the Single Electricity Market. As of 2022 this was four install...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Retail Movement SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to regulation 13 of the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023, how many checks have been conducted on retail goods moved from Great Britain to Nort
Answer: In line with the commitments we have made, as we move to our new UK internal market system we will ensure that the only checks when goods move within the UK internal market system are those conducted by UK authorities as part of a risk-based or intelligen...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWindsor FrameworkNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, whether he plans to implement the policies set out in that paper.
Answer: The Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and to taking all necessary steps to protect the UK internal market.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in which locations checks are carried out on goods transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such checks are commen
Answer: In line with UK rules for sanitary and phytosanitary matters, checks on goods are carried out throughout the entire supply chain. This government is committed to making this process as smooth as possible for UK businesses.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 379More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) volume and (b) value was of (i) goods and (ii) other materials sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data on goods moved into Northern Ireland from Great Britain can be obtained from the official statistics produced on the GOV.UK website. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain co...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 378More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason goods imported to Northern Ireland from (a) China and (b) other non-EU countries are charged a higher third country duty tariff than goods imported from those countries to Great Britain.
Answer: Under the terms of the Windsor Framework, goods being brought into Northern Ireland from non-EU countries attract customs duty at the relevant EU rate if they are deemed ‘at risk’ of entering the EU. In some circumstances those duties can be waived or the...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImports: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) Northern Ireland Protocol and (b) Windsor Framework on trends in the level of the supply of (i) goods and (ii) other materials to Northe
Answer: In 2023, the value of goods associated with full declarations cleared by HMRC on GB to NI movements was £17.8bn, increasing by £3.6bn (26%) from 2022. More detail can be found here.The Department for Business and Trade continues to work closely with the N...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department are responsible for managing the flow of trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and what the cost to the public purse was of these measures
Answer: Defra does not hold this specific information but further details of the department's overall expenditure can be found in the Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (publishing.service.gov.uk).
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental ResponsibilitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to whom staff in the Department for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland are accountable following the implementation of the Windsor Framework (Implementation)
Answer: In line with the Statutory Guidance that accompanied the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, officials in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs are currently accountable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Fo...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ease restrictions set out under the Northern Ireland Protocol on (a) poultry exhibitors and (b) livestock owners from Northern Ireland who travel to and from s
Answer: The Movement Assistance Scheme is available to support with the costs of moving live animals. The Government engages regularly with Northern Ireland stakeholders and would welcome engagement with those transporting poultry and livestock between Northern I...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental ResponsibilitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued instructions to the Department for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland relating to the operation of the Windsor Framework (I
Answer: The Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024 were published along with accompanying Statutory Guidance for Northern Ireland departments. In line with this guidance, Defra is working with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affa...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPlants: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has deployed and (b) plans to deploy staff to specifically regulate the movement of plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and what will inform that
Answer: APHA oversees biosecurity measures and conducts in-season inspections, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) establishes plant health policy. Inspections specifically related to plant movements in Northern Ireland are carried out ...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the competent authority is for the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in respect of Northern Ireland following the coming into force of the Windsor Framework (Implementati
Answer: The relevant competent authority is the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 336More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bids have been submitted by the Northern Ireland Executive Department of Finance for 2024-25 based on the operation of the (a) Windsor Framework and (b) Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024; and
Answer: As set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, the UK Government has committed to fund the direct costs associated with reaching the required level of compliance to implement its obligations under the Windsor Framework. The provision under this commitment...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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