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900095

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish the outcome of the joint mapping exercise on border arrangements between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland carried out by those negotiating on behalf of the Government and the EU.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	141770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, has written to the Chair of the Exiting the EU Committee, Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, committing to publishing the results of the North-South cooperation mapping exercise as soon as they are available.<br><br>Currently, the joint mapping exercise remains part of ongoing negotiations with the EU and further work has been agreed to finalise it.<br><br>We are hopeful that we can conclude this soon. We would, of course, seek to coordinate any release of information with the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/05/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

895248

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	139990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments to the Northern Ireland and Ireland border in her speech at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland, and commitment to avoiding a hard border.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Report also made clear that it is our intention to avoid a hard border and any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have pledged to translate all of the commitments made in the Joint Report we published with the EU Commission in December into a legally binding Withdrawal Agreement. This includes all of those on Northern Ireland and Ireland. We remain absolutely committed to doing so. We have always been clear that we will not agree anything that threatens the constitutional or economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the unique economic circumstances of Northern Ireland. Last summer we published a trade data and statistics paper alongside the Northern Ireland and Ireland position paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 09/05/2018 17:10:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

857720

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the Government's policy is on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	131621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments to the Northern Ireland and Ireland border in her speech at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland, and our shared commitments to avoiding a hard border.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Report also made clear that it is our intention to avoid a hard border and any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland through our overall UK-EU relationship. If this does not prove possible, we will then propose specific solutions to address the unique circumstances of the island of Ireland. In the absence of agreed solutions, the UK will maintain full alignment with those rules of the internal market and the customs union which, now or in the future, support North-South co-operation, the all-island economy and the protection of the 1998 [Belfast] Agreement. We have always been clear that we will not agree anything that threatens the constitutional or economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have pledged to translate all of the commitments made in the Joint Report we published with the EU Commission in December into a legally binding Withdrawal Agreement. This includes all of those on Northern Ireland and Ireland. We remain absolutely committed to doing so.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 14:03:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

795531

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent representations he has made and discussions he has held with the EU on the future of the UK-Ireland land border.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	115952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has made extensive representations on this issue throughout all negotiating rounds with the European Commission. There is much agreement between the UK and the EU on the proposals for how to address the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland and Ireland in light of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The joint report between the UK and the EU makes clear our steadfast commitment to the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement, including the principle of consent; the continuation of the Common Travel Area and associated rights; and the vital objective of avoiding any physical infrastructure on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We are committed to finding a practical solution that recognises the unique economic, social and political context of the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We are clear that we will not agree anything that threatens the constitutional or economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/12/2017 17:08:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

790256

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether Northern Ireland will remain in the EEA to secure a seamless and frictionless border with the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	113433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, and as established in our Position Paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland published in August, we remain firmly committed to avoiding a hard border, including any physical infrastructure between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We recognise the need for specific solutions for the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland and Ireland. But that solution cannot come at the cost of the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom, and cannot amount to creating a new border inside our United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/11/2017 12:49:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

782233

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the number of (a) official and (b) unofficial crossing points between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland on the viability of any hard border between the UK and the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	110768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>As we made clear in both in our position paper and the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence, we must aim to avoid any physical infrastructure on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and we welcome the Commission’s commitment to this in their Guiding principles paper.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK was also clear in the White Paper that we want to continue to see the everyday movements across the land border, and we recognise the importance of these movements to the economy in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/11/2017 10:06:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

731212

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had a number of discussions on EU exit with Arlene Foster and other Northern Ireland Ministers under the previous Northern Ireland Executive, including through the Joint Ministerial Committee. There is a very strong commitment from the UK Government, Irish Government and Northern Ireland parties to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances of the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the clear commitment from the European Council and European Commission to work on flexible and imaginative solutions to aim to avoid a return to a hard border.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 30/06/2017 14:05:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731259

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of withdrawing from the Customs Union on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government was clear in its White Paper that we aim to have as seamless and frictionless a border as possible between Northern Ireland and Ireland. There is a very strong commitment from the UK and Irish Governments to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the European Council’s commitment to develop flexible and imaginative solutions, and the establishment of a dialogue between the UK and EU Commission to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:18:57 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731307

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of withdrawing from the single market on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government was clear in its White Paper that we aim to have as seamless and frictionless a border as possible between Northern Ireland and Ireland. There is a very strong commitment from the UK and Irish Governments to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the European Council’s commitment to develop flexible and imaginative solutions, and the establishment of a dialogue between the UK and EU Commission to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/06/2017 13:50:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

676120

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Foreign Secretary on the future of the Ireland-UK border after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to working with the Irish Government. As the Prime Minister said in her speech on 17 January 2017, we place huge value on maintaining the UK’s unique arrangements with Ireland and the friendly, cooperative relationship we’ve built in recent years. Maintaining the Common Travel Area with Ireland will be an important priority in the UK’s EU Exit talks ahead. It was formed before either the UK or Ireland was a member of the European Union. The family ties and bonds of affection that unite our two countries mean that there will always be a special relationship between us.</p><p>The Prime Minister met the Taoiseach in Dublin on 30 January and in London on 26 July 2016. In addition, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU met with Irish Ministers, including the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Foreign and Europe Ministers, in Dublin on 8 September. Most recently, the Chancellor the Exchequer had meetings in Dublin on 9 January.</p><p>During these meetings a range of issues were discussed, including the future of the UK-Ireland border after the UK leaves the EU. The open border for people and businesses has served us well. There is a very strong commitment from the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive as well as ourselves to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and the social, political and economic implications.</p><p>In addition, four UK Government Ministers, including the Secretaries of State for both Northern Ireland and Wales, attended the British-Irish Council on 25 November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 60961 61021 question first answered 30/01/2017 18:33:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West