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1717890

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on duty-free shopping in Northern Ireland airports when travelling to and from destinations in the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	26080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining unfettered access for NI to the whole UK market, as well as full access to the EU market, along with our commitment to avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland.</p><p>Enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU (of which Ireland is a member) without also introducing border controls on the island of Ireland would lead to significant distortions of trade as well as a significant revenue loss for both UK and Ireland, as it would otherwise create a legal route for unlimited amounts of alcohol and tobacco to flow into the UK market duty-free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/05/2024 15:25:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1701929

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Veterinary Medicines working group has made on increasing access to veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland since its inaugural meeting.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	22427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to secure a long-term sustainable solution on veterinary medicines. We aim to settle on a solution through discussions with the EU, as well as continuing to consider all available flexibilities as necessary to safeguard and sustain the supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland. To support that work, the Veterinary Medicines Working Group was established in March. It has met twice so far, and is serving as a forum for constructive and detailed exploration of next steps.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/04/2024 15:22:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1697769

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2024 to Question 14056 on Customs: Digital Technology, when he will publish the Government's response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published full details of the Border Target Operating Model in August 2023 and the third stage, which involves the single trade window, is scheduled for 30 October, with the arrangements being made by Statutory Instrument rather than primary legislation. The Cabinet Office is considering whether a response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation should be published and when that would be most useful to all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697881

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether the 17.4m additional safety and security declarations projected to be required is inclusive of the 4.5m consignments subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19856 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697882

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, what checks will be carried out on consignments which require a safety and security declaration but which are not subject to sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697884

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether consignments requiring a Safety and Security declaration but not subject to SPS requirements will be required to pay the Common User Charge.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19856 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1689346

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on how goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU at Cairnryan.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	14082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14085 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1689353

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	14085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14082 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen