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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

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

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