Question follow-through · 23841
Foreign Relations: Republic of Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on his engagement with the Government of Ireland since his appointment as Secretary of State.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on his engagement with the Government of Ireland since his appointment as Secretary of State.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK Government is acutely aware of the importance of the UK-Ireland relationship. Since taking office, the Secretary of State has continued to build on the reset in relations. In August, he travelled to Dublin to meet with Irish Government counterparts...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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