Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart on the Northern Ireland investment conference in September 2023.

The Irish Government were invited to the Northern Ireland Investment Summit by the Northern Ireland Office on 25th July 2023.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has discussed the Summit with the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, most recently at the British Irish Association conference.

Officials in NIO, DBT and British Embassy Dublin engage regularly with Irish Government officials on a range of issues, including the Investment Summit.

We are looking forward to a successful Summit that can help improve prosperity in Northern Ireland.