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Imports: Northern Ireland

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

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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