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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 11776

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government are taking to help support businesses transition to new trading arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answered by Hilary Benn

This Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and protecting the UK internal market.

We continue to work closely with businesses to support a smooth and effective transition to the new arrangements under the Framework. In September, the Government announced that the Trader Support Service has been extended to the end of 2025 and that a competitive procurement exercise will begin in early 2025 to deliver ongoing support to traders from 2026.

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