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Economic Situation: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 19003

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland’s economy.

Answered by Northern Ireland Office

Under the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland is in a unique position as the only place in the world where businesses can sell goods into the UK Internal Market and the EU Single Market without customs friction or tariffs.

A growing chorus of businesses across a range of sectors have publicly cited dual market access as beneficial to their business performance and future growth opportunities.

Northern Ireland has one of the strongest economies in the whole of the UK and has experienced one of the fastest rates of economic growth since Brexit.

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