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Windsor Framework: Scotland

Asked by Alison TaylorLabourNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36877

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Windsor Framework on the economy of the west coast of Scotland.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The UK internal market and trade between the UK’s four nations is worth around £129bn.

The Windsor Framework ensures Northern Ireland’s businesses have unfettered access to their most important market in Great Britain, including the west coast of Scotland, and the UK internal market system is helping to smooth the flow of trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

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