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	date	20/02/2018
	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	Domestic Visits: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has visited (a) St Helens, (b) Merseyside and (c) the North West since his appointment; and if he will set out the details of any such visits.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	128541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers from the Department of Exiting the European Union have visited the North West of England on a number of occasions since the Referendum. The Government is committed to positive and productive engagement with businesses and local government in the North West, as well as all of the UK, and will continue to work closely with them to understand the potential impact and opportunities presented by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State also met the Combined Authority Mayors for Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester in October 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 27/02/2018 15:49:14 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

845566

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Domestic Visits: 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, how many times he has visited Northern Ireland since his appointment as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and if he will set out the details of any such visits.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	128538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland is a key priority for the UK Government and we remain firmly committed to that objective.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union visited Northern Ireland in September 2016 meeting with the then Northern Ireland Executive and stakeholders including NI Screen and SONI (System Operator for Northern Ireland). I visited Northern Ireland with former Northern Ireland Office Minister Chloe Smith in September 2017, visiting the border and meeting with Re-Gen waste and InterTradeIreland. In October 2016, I met with representatives from Northern Ireland’s agriculture and food sector for a Business Advisory Group meeting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers have also conducted an extensive programme of engagement in Northern Ireland on EU exit with a wide range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2018 17:44:23 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn