Question follow-through · 42935
Import Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Government on the potential impact of border checks in the Irish Sea on the (a) availability and (b) shelf life of perishable goods in supermarkets i
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Government on the potential impact of border checks in the Irish Sea on the (a) availability and (b) shelf life of perishable goods in supermarkets i
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Windsor Framework protects the UK internal market by ensuring the smooth flow of trade across the whole of the UK. Certain checks are required on goods moving through the UK Internal Market System as part of a risk-based and intelligence-led approach ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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