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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

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Question for Treasury

UIN 127708, tabled on 19 January 2023

Question

Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Democratic Unionist Party
Lagan Valley
Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has employed (a) consultants and (b) businesses to provide advice on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answer

Victoria Atkins
Conservative
Louth and Horncastle
Commons

Answered on

25 January 2023

With respect to customs, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has employed consultants to deliver the protocol and advise on trade between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI). Furthermore, the Government has carried out an extensive programme of business engagement in relation to the movement of goods between GB and NI.

HMRC does not hold data on other Government departments in relation to the matters specified.

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