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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 9198

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on establishing a UK Internal Market Guarantee.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The UK Internal Market Guarantee will apply to the operation of the UK internal market system when it is given effect next year. As envisaged in the Command Paper, this will be overseen by the Independent Monitoring Panel, the appointments to which were confirmed on 19 September with preparatory work for its operation underway.

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