Question follow-through · 18423

UK East-West Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the next meeting of the East-West Council established under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper is due to take place.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the next meeting of the East-West Council established under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper is due to take place.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is continuing to implement the Safeguarding the Union command paper and to support Northern Ireland's place in the Union.Part of that commitment is regular meetings of the East-West Council. We intend that the Council will next meet in autu...

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