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15 Sep 2026, 4:23 p.m. - Westminster Hall "in the United Kingdom internal market under section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act. " Speaker 8 - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
English Whisky: Single Malt Definition 30 speeches (3,551 words) Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) Offices and what assessment has been made of the implications of this decision for the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Goods Trading: Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20 speeches (4,039 words) Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Chris McDonald (Lab - Stockton North) Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom internal market under section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 30 speeches (7,917 words) Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) may have warm words—as they say, warm words butter no parsnips—that Section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Health Bill 76 speeches (25,292 words) Report stage (day 2) Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim) of the Windsor framework and the damage done to intra-UK trade, section 45B of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 28 speeches (6,086 words) Wednesday 8th July 2026 - General Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim) way forward, but I certainly do not.I remind the Government that section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 30th June 2026 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade China and the UK economy - Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Found: Sir Chris Bryant: I have responsibility for United Kingdom Internal Market Act issues, so I have a meeting
Wednesday 20th May 2026 Written Evidence - General Council of the Bar of England & Wales DYN0068 - Dynamic Alignment Dynamic Alignment - European Affairs Committee Found: We note that the operation of the provisions of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 has already
Wednesday 20th May 2026 Written Evidence - Institute of European and Comparative Law DYN0034 - Dynamic Alignment Dynamic Alignment - European Affairs Committee Found: But trade within Great Britain, today regulated according to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Secondary Legislation
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Regulation 2(6) omits section 15C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to allow the United Kingdom co-chair to consent to the Joint Committee adopting decisions or recommendations by written procedure for the period in between meetings, provided for in Rule 9(1) of Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement. Cabinet Office Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Monday 6th July - In Force: Not stated Found: the Cabinet Office has had special regard to the matters listed in section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make provision for the implementation in Northern Ireland of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (OJ L 191, pp. 1 - 117) (“Regulation (EU) 2023/1542”). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Thursday 4th June - In Force: Not stated Found: Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”) and amended by section 55(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Secondary Legislation

Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Regulation 2(6) omits section 15C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to allow the United Kingdom co-chair to consent to the Joint Committee adopting decisions or recommendations by written procedure for the period in between meetings, provided for in Rule 9(1) of Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative
Laid: Monday 6th July - In Force: Not stated

Found: the Cabinet Office has had special regard to the matters listed in section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
These Regulations make provision for the implementation in Northern Ireland of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (OJ L 191, pp. 1 - 117) (“Regulation (EU) 2023/1542”).
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative
Laid: Thursday 4th June - In Force: Not stated

Found: Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”) and amended by section 55(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Monday 7th September 2026 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee's views on the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 Document: (PDF) Found: In light of the recent change in the United Kingdom Internal Market act, the Animal Sentience Committee

Department Publications - Transparency
Tuesday 7th July 2026 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Source Page: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) framework document Document: (PDF) Found: Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Subsidy Control Act 2023 and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Department Publications - Policy paper
Friday 15th May 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Sporting Events Bill Document: (PDF) Found: the Local Government Act 2003, and, more recently, section 50 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Department Publications - Guidance
Monday 30th September 2024 Cabinet Office Source Page: Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market and customs territory Document: Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market and customs territory (webpage) Found: parts of this guidance are for appropriate authorities defined by section 46(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Sep. 04 2026 Food Standards Agency Source Page: Precision bred organisms: application guidance Document: Precision bred organisms: application guidance (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: However, under the market access principles of The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (UKIMA), food
Aug. 04 2026 Food Standards Agency Source Page: Food and Feed Codes of Practice Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: meet all EU standards and have unfettered market access to the GB market under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Nov. 12 2025 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Guidance on the operation of the subsidy control functions of the Subsidy Advice Unit Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Section 65(8) of the Act. 97 Section 67, which provides that sections 41 to 43 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics
Jul. 17 2026 Office for the Internal Market Source Page: Review of the interaction between the Market Access Principles and England’s Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) Regulations 2020 Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: Executive. 2 Environmental Audit Committee, Written evidence - AIR0131, Q4(a). 3 Part 1 United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Jul. 17 2026 Office for the Internal Market Source Page: Review of the interaction between the Market Access Principles and England’s Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) Regulations 2020 Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: Interactions between the MAPs and air quality regulations B.21 Part 1 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Jul. 09 2026 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: CMA Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (as amended by section 40(4) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Jul. 07 2026 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) framework document Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Subsidy Control Act 2023 and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper
Mar. 26 2024 Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Source Page: Annual report on devolution 2022 to 2023 Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: over 2021/22 and 2022/23 Issued as ringfenced grants through Section 50 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Open consultation
Dec. 13 2022 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Draft Guidance and Draft Policy Statement for the CMA's Subsidy Advice Unit Document: (PDF) Open consultation Found: and it would not be reasonable to interpret the requirement under section 41 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Dec. 13 2022 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Draft Guidance and Draft Policy Statement for the CMA's Subsidy Advice Unit Document: (PDF) Open consultation Found: requested timeframe. 127 Section 67, which provides that sections 41 to 43 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Dec. 13 2022 Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Draft Guidance and Draft Policy Statement for the CMA's Subsidy Advice Unit Document: (PDF) Open consultation Found: information-gathering powers as set out in the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act) and United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Draft Secondary Legislation
The Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Regulation 2(6) omits section 15C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to allow the United Kingdom co-chair to consent to the Joint Committee adopting decisions or recommendations by written procedure for the period in between meetings, provided for in Rule 9(1) of Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement. Cabinet Office Found: the Cabinet Office has had special regard to the matters listed in section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
The Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Regulation 2(6) omits section 15C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to allow the United Kingdom co-chair to consent to the Joint Committee adopting decisions or recommendations by written procedure for the period in between meetings, provided for in Rule 9(1) of Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement. Cabinet Office Found: the Cabinet Office has had special regard to the matters listed in section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
The Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make provision for the implementation in Northern Ireland of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (OJ L 191, pp. 1 - 117) (“Regulation (EU) 2023/1542”). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Found: Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”) and amended by section 55(3) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Deposited Papers
Tuesday 14th July 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Source Page: I. Framework Document between the Competition and Markets Authority and the Department for Business and Trade. 27p.II. Letter dated 06/07/2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding publication of the framework document. 1p. Document: Framework_between_the_Competition_and_Markets_Authority_and_DBT.pdf (PDF) Found: Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Subsidy Control Act 2023 and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Thursday 21st May 2026 Source Page: Sporting Events Bill. I. Impact assessment. 91p. II. Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. 35p. III. Regulatory Policy Committee opinion. 8p. IV. Letter dated 14/05/2026 from Stephanie Peacock MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding introduction of the Sporting Events Bill in the House of Lords. 1p. Document: 3._Sporting_Events_Bill_Impact_Assessment.pdf (PDF) Found: the Local Government Act 2003, and, more recently, section 50 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Deposited Papers

Tuesday 14th July 2026
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Source Page: I. Framework Document between the Competition and Markets Authority and the Department for Business and Trade. 27p.II. Letter dated 06/07/2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding publication of the framework document. 1p.
Document: Framework_between_the_Competition_and_Markets_Authority_and_DBT.pdf (PDF)

Found: Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Subsidy Control Act 2023 and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Thursday 21st May 2026

Source Page: Sporting Events Bill. I. Impact assessment. 91p. II. Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. 35p. III. Regulatory Policy Committee opinion. 8p. IV. Letter dated 14/05/2026 from Stephanie Peacock MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding introduction of the Sporting Events Bill in the House of Lords. 1p.
Document: 3._Sporting_Events_Bill_Impact_Assessment.pdf (PDF)

Found: the Local Government Act 2003, and, more recently, section 50 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 mentioned in Scottish results

Scottish Committee Publications
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 Correspondence - Letter to Deputy First Minister, 2 September 2026 Programme for Government and intergovernmental relations Found: of that programme that interact with, or may be affected by, Common Frameworks, the United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Scottish Government Publications
Monday 21st September 2026 Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate Source Page: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system in Tier 4 of the Agricultural Reform Programme – Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment – August 2026 Document: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system in Tier 4 of the Agricultural Reform Programme – Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF) Found: has the policy have any potential implications for EU alignment associated with the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Monday 14th September 2026 Marine Directorate Source Page: Proposed Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas - Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) Document: Proposed Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) (PDF) Found: Regulatory Alignment and Obligations 6.3.1 Internal Market/ Intra-UK Trade The United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Tuesday 1st September 2026 Source Page: Price Controls on Essential Food Items: Consultation Paper Document: Price Controls on Essential Food Items: Consultation Paper (PDF) Found: Organisation, the Competition and 49 Markets authority or the application of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Tuesday 1st September 2026 Source Page: Partial Business & Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) – Price Controls on Essential Foods Document: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) – Price Controls on Essential Foods (PDF) Found: undertaken an initial assessment of the potential interaction between the proposals and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Monday 24th August 2026 Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: The Energy Performance of Building (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 - Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) Document: The Energy Performance of Building (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) (PDF) Found: Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations: consultation - gov.scot 15 United Kingdom Internal Market Act
Monday 24th August 2026 Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 - Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) Document: The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025, as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (PDF) Found: Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations: consultation - gov.scot 22 United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Explainer: The UK Internal Market Act 2020 and implications for the Scottish Wednesday 8th July 2026 This briefing outlines the operation of the UK Internal Market Act 2020 and its implications for the Scottish Parliament. It summarises the Act’s relationship with common frameworks, how the Act has worked to date, the UK Government's review of July 2025, and the revised exclusions processes. The briefing also sets out the views of devolved governments and parliamentary View source webpage Found: This was the case until the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles
Explainer: how devolution works Tuesday 19th May 2026 This briefing considers the devolution settlement in Scotland, explaining the powers of the Scottish Parliament, what legislation is and how law making at the Scottish and UK Parliaments interacts. It describes how devolution works, including intergovernmental processes which affect the Parliament and the exercise of its powers. It considers how the operation of View source webpage Found: Regulation of the UK Internal Market The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 ("UKIMA") is the legal
Key Issues for Session 7 Tuesday 12th May 2026 This briefing has been produced by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), which is the Parliament’s impartial research service. It identifies some of the key issues that MSPs may face in the Parliament’s seventh Session. It is intended to assist MSPs and their staff, who are encouraged to contact SPICe if they require further information on these or any other topics. View source webpage Found: Market Act 2020 and the exclusions process linked to the UK Internal Market Act 2020 The United Kingdom Internal Market Act

Scottish Parliamentary Debates
General Question Time 59 speeches (25,920 words) Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Beattie, Colin (SNP - Midlothian North) retailers and manufacturers, particularly in the light of any implications under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Scottish Government Priorities (Intergovernmental Relations) 92 speeches (59,739 words) Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Committee Mentions: 1: Harvie, Patrick (Green - Glasgow) particularly thinking about decisions that the Scottish Government makes in the context of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech 2: Harvie, Patrick (Green - Glasgow) For example, that is the case with the trigger mechanisms that apply under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech 3: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) has been the case.More broadly, you will be aware of the Government’s position on the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech 4: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) committee last week to discuss his responsibilities, particularly those relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
Scottish Government Priorities 91 speeches (73,456 words) Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Committee Mentions: 1: Gethins, Stephen (SNP - Dundee City East) regulatory friction and revisit the post-Brexit regulatory changes, especially the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech 2: Gethins, Stephen (SNP - Dundee City East) you can talk about devolution and the importance of devolution when we still have the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech
European Union Referendum (10th Anniversary) 32 speeches (30,052 words) Thursday 18th June 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: None Instead, we got the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, with Westminster taking back control not - Link to Speech 2: Gethins, Stephen (SNP - Dundee City East) Instead, we got the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, with Westminster taking back control not - Link to Speech 3: None Patrick Harvie will be well aware of the impact that the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 had - Link to Speech 4: Gethins, Stephen (SNP - Dundee City East) Patrick Harvie will be well aware of the impact that the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 had - Link to Speech
Public Service Reform (Staff, Service Users and Local Communities) 71 speeches (122,901 words) Thursday 11th June 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) implement initiatives such as the polluter-pays approach, but we can be vetoed by the United Kingdom Internal Market Act - Link to Speech 2: None The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and the Subsidy Control Act 2022 are holding Scotland back - Link to Speech
Portfolio Question Time 110 speeches (56,234 words) Wednesday 10th June 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: None The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, far from helping to ensure a functioning domestic market - Link to Speech