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1216129

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he plans to take to support border areas in Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	62695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The Protocol provides a practical solution to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland in a way that preserves the Belfast (“Good Friday”) Agreement and continues to protect the interests of people and businesses in Northern Ireland. The Government will continue to support East-West and North-South cooperation to protect communities and individuals, including in border areas.</p><p> </p><p>We have already guaranteed that businesses will face no tariffs for movement of goods within the UK, will have unfettered access to the whole UK market for NI goods, and will benefit from the lower tariffs we deliver through our new Free Trade Agreements with third countries. In addition, the Government remains committed to a New Deal for Northern Ireland to help boost economic growth, competitiveness and to support infrastructure and connectivity North-South and East-West.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to participation in the Peace Plus programme. The programme will support activities to promote peace and reconciliation and contribute to the cross-border economic and territorial development of the region.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/06/2020 13:30:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 32160 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1278715

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the Northern Ireland economy of the recent application of the 25 per cent steel tariff on steel movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	140971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government wrote to affected businesses to set out routes for bringing UK-origin and EU-origin steel into Northern Ireland tariff-free.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also set out how relevant quotas can be accessed when businesses in Northern Ireland import steel from the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on this issue with industry, the European Commission, and the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 140973 140974 question first answered 26/01/2021 11:06:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 76931 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1278717

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what engagement (a) he and (b) Cabinet colleagues have had with representatives of the EU on seeking a resolution to the matter of the recent application of the 25 per cent steel tariff on steel movements between Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	140972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government wrote to affected businesses to set out routes for bringing UK-origin and EU-origin steel into Northern Ireland tariff-free.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also set out how relevant quotas can be accessed when businesses in Northern Ireland import steel from the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on this issue with industry, the European Commission and the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/01/2021 11:04:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 76930 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1278723

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the engagements he has had with stakeholders on the 25 per cent tariff on steel moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	140973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government wrote to affected businesses to set out routes for bringing UK-origin and EU-origin steel into Northern Ireland tariff-free.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also set out how relevant quotas can be accessed when businesses in Northern Ireland import steel from the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on this issue with industry, the European Commission, and the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 140971 140974 question first answered 26/01/2021 11:06:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 76927 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1278724

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to (a) seek removal of the 25 per cent tariff on steel moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and (b) mitigate the effects of that tariff through provision of financial support.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	140974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government wrote to affected businesses to set out routes for bringing UK-origin and EU-origin steel into Northern Ireland tariff-free.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also set out how relevant quotas can be accessed when businesses in Northern Ireland import steel from the rest of the world.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage on this issue with industry, the European Commission, and the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 140971 140973 question first answered 26/01/2021 11:06:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 76933 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1695452

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Sean Brown
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will call a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	18318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The murder of Sean Brown was an appalling act. I acknowledge the great suffering it has caused and continues to cause the Brown family, and the wider community.</p><p>I am currently taking appropriate advice and considering the Coroner’s report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 19/03/2024 11:25:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 23985 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1180087

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Foyle Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what scoping exercises his Department has commissioned on the potential for Foyle port to become a free port.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	20031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government consultation on Freeports was launched on 10 February 2020 and runs for ten weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants all the nations of the UK to be able to share in the benefits of Freeports. As such, the Government is committed to working with all the Devolved Administrations to develop a Freeport policy that works for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, as well as England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/02/2020 15:01:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1180966

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the possible effect on (a) consumers and (b) the price of goods in Northern Ireland as a result of (i) Governments Brexit deal and (ii) a potential border in the Irish Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	21390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>There will be no border down the Irish Sea. The Withdrawal Agreement means Northern Ireland and Great Britain remain part of one UK customs territory while Northern Ireland will continue to benefit from tariff free access to the UK Single Market.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will ensure unfettered market access for goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain and the Prime Minister has been clear that, beyond the limited changes introduced by the Protocol, there will be no changes to trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The Government will be considering the best way to implement the Protocol in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland and will be discussing this with the EU in the Joint Committee and Specialised Committee created under the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/03/2020 14:59:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1181375

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what support the Government plans to provide to manufacturers in Northern Ireland whose supply chain is affected by a reduction in imports from China as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	22064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring developments in relation to the potential impacts on the UK, including the Northern Ireland, economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is advising businesses to build their resilience by reviewing their business continuity plans, developing an understanding on the potential impacts to their supply chains or other factors critical to their operations, and following the advice for employers available which is available on GOV.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/03/2020 15:00:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1196040

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s lockdown measures on the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	47475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to abide by its obligations under the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements and we are clearly committed to working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government on our response to the COVD-19 pandemic. In recognition of the importance of the CTA, as well as the unique position of Northern Ireland, the UK Government’s measures on restrictions applying in respect of new arrivals into the UK will not apply to CTA routes.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/05/2020 14:08:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood