Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Owen Thompson and Joanna Cherry

Tuesday 21st November 2023 Commons Chamber

[Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)]

1. Whether he plans to take legislative steps to help end violence against women and girls.

[Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)]

3. Whether he plans to take legislative steps to help end violence against women and girls.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Owen Thompson and Joanna Cherry

Wednesday 26th January 2022 Commons Chamber

[Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)]

4. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the balance of trade between Northern Ireland and (a) Great Britain and (b) the EU.

[Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)]

9. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the balance of trade between Northern Ireland and (a) Great Britain and (b) the EU.

[The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Brandon Lewis)]

We are committed to boosting trade in Northern Ireland with both the rest of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. The Northern Ireland protocol has, as I just said, impacted businesses. It is creating barriers to trade and causing disruption. It is the Government’s priority to deal with those issues and make the protocol work better for business. That is essential to ensuring Northern Ireland continues to prosper as part of the Union.