Question follow-through · 37521

Import Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question HL2323 on Import Controls: Northern Ireland, what recent progress he has made on the construction of those border control post

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question HL2323 on Import Controls: Northern Ireland, what recent progress he has made on the construction of those border control post

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    In line with the commitments we have made under the Windsor Framework, SPS inspection facilities are under construction in Northern Ireland at the ports of Belfast, Larne, Foyle and Warrenpoint. Preparations are well underway, and they will be operational...

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