Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings that they have had with European Union officials have taken place in Northern Ireland regarding the Windsor Framework in (1) 2023 and (2) 2024.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government meets with officials from the EU regularly to discuss the operation of the Windsor Framework, both virtually and in person in a range of locations. We do not maintain a central log of these engagements.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the arrangements for trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland borne by (1) His Majesty's Government, (2) the Northern Ireland Executive, (3) other Northern Ireland public authorities, and (4) the private sector.

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Department for Business and Trade does not hold comprehensive data on these matters. The UK Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and protecting the UK internal market. Windsor Framework implementing arrangements have been designed to ease the flow of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and reduce administrative and other business burdens.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the proportion of goods moving into Northern Ireland from Great Britain that are deemed to be at risk and are therefore subject to full EU compliance requirements.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

As set out in the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper, more than 80% of all freight movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be treated as not at risk and will move within the UK internal market system. That commitment will be monitored by the Independent Monitoring Panel and will take effect once the internal market system comes into force fully next year.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on access to senior UK ministers for ministers of the government of Taiwan.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK's position on Taiwan has not changed. There is a longstanding and historic pattern of ministerial engagement between the UK and Taiwan, which underpins our cooperation in a range of areas, and support our strong and growing relations with a likeminded democratic partner.

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a procedure to replace a lost postal ballot for elections in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

In Northern Ireland, voters who have spoilt their postal ballot paper or accidentally marked it in a way they had not intended may apply for a replacement postal ballot paper to be issued, providing the original ballot paper and Declaration of Identity document are returned to the Chief Electoral Officer. For security reasons, additional ballot papers are not issued to voters claiming to have lost their original.

The Government has no plans to alter the security provisions currently in place, but we continue to keep all aspects of electoral law under review.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for the reissue of a lost postal vote ballot paper were made for the 2024 general election in England.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

This information is not collected centrally by the Government.

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