Question follow-through · 53802

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the SPS agreement with the EU of 19 May 2025 on the requirement for (a) customs declarations and (b) inspections for the trade of sanitary and phytosanitary goods fro

answeredJim AllisterCabinet Office

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Cabinet Office
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
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2 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the SPS agreement with the EU of 19 May 2025 on the requirement for (a) customs declarations and (b) inspections for the trade of sanitary and phytosanitary goods fro

  2. 2 Jun 2025

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The new Windsor Framework customs arrangements introduced on 1 May will remain in place, in addition to the arrangements agreed in the SPS deal. The arrangements introduced on May 1 ensure that goods sent to or from consumers will not be subject to custom...

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