Question follow-through · 88555

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the sale of goods bearing Not for EU labels in Northern Ireland to visitors who reside in the Republic of Ireland.

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the sale of goods bearing Not for EU labels in Northern Ireland to visitors who reside in the Republic of Ireland.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The ‘Not for EU’ labelling requirements are a necessary means of ensuring goods moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) are only sold to consumers in Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework ...

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