Question follow-through · 1379

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

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.

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
26 Jul 2024
Answer
26 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 26 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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