Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union (CP1012) and the Written Answer from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 4 March (HL14474), when their commitment in Annex B to publish a series of papers that make the case for Northern Ireland’s place in the Union will be delivered.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

The Government is continuing to make progress on the implementation of the commitments made in the Safeguarding the Union command paper, and to protect Northern Ireland’s place in the UK Internal Market.

The Government regularly publishes papers and strategies that demonstrate Northern Ireland's value to, and place in, the Union. For instance, the Modern Industrial Strategy – published in June 2025 – and the Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal – published in April 2026. The Government remains focused on delivery, and will continue to provide further updates on specific commitments as and when they are implemented.

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union (CP1012) and the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 7 July (HL1622), whether their commitment in Annex B to publish a series of papers that make the case by sector for Northern Ireland’s place in the Union has now been abandoned.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

The Government is continuing to implement the Safeguarding the Union command paper and to support Northern Ireland's place in the Union. This commitment is embedded throughout the work of the Government and is focused on delivering for the people of Northern Ireland. We are going beyond setting out the value of Northern Ireland’s place in the Union on paper, by delivering real, tangible benefits of the Union for people in Northern Ireland.

For instance, via the recently launched Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal. Through sectoral analysis, this initiative provides concrete benefits to the Northern Ireland defence industry, which will boost supply chains and support hundreds of highly skilled, well-paid jobs. In addition, the Government has provided Intertrade UK with £2.25 million over the next three years to help strengthen the UK internal market. This will include independent research into improving infrastructure and connectivity across the United Kingdom, one of the body's priorities in its published work programme.

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland at meetings of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference to strengthen checks on migrants coming to Ireland from EU countries within the Schengen Area who then use the Common Travel Area to claim asylum in the UK.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

The Government cooperates closely with the Irish Government on the security of the Common Travel Area, with a focus on preventing abuse of free movement by those not entitled to the Common Travel Area’s benefits. Cross-border security is a standing agenda item at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, with the next Conference expected later this year.

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