Question follow-through · 99462
UK Trade with EU: Customs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating a UK-EU Customs Union deal for improving trade between (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain.
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating a UK-EU Customs Union deal for improving trade between (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2025
Answer published
Northern Ireland is part of the UK’s customs territory and benefits from the UK’s Free Trade Agreements. The Government is not seeking to negotiate a UK-EU Customs Union.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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