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Import Controls: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81764

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65430 on Import Controls, whether the border control posts at Belfast, Larne, Foyle and Warrenpoint are now fully operational.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I can confirm that the new SPS inspection facilities at Foyle, Warrenpoint, Belfast and Larne are all operational.

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