Question follow-through · 108152

VAT: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the UK’s obligations under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as amended by the Windsor Framework.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
23 Jan 2026
Target answer date
28 Jan 2026
Answer
28 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the UK’s obligations under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as amended by the Windsor Framework.

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    VAT policy, including the VAT registration threshold, applies on a UK-wide basis and operates in Northern Ireland in line with the UK’s international obligations under the Windsor Framework.The VAT registration threshold is consistent with the operation o...

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