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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

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Question for Northern Ireland Office

UIN 133687, tabled on 26 January 2023

Question

Peter Kyle
Labour
Hove
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the free flow of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answer

Chris Heaton-Harris
Conservative
Daventry
Commons

Answered on

31 January 2023

Some retained EU law in the scope of the sunset is required to continue to operate UKG’s international obligations, including the Trade and Co-operation Agreement, the Withdrawal Agreement, and the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Government will take the necessary action to safeguard the substance of any retained EU law and legal effects required to operate international obligations within domestic law.

The primary objectives of the Bill are to: end the special status of retained EU law on the UK statute book; and enable the Government to more easily amend, revoke and replace retained EU law.

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