Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make it his policy to secure the continuing existence of the all-Ireland single energy market as he negotiates the UK's future relationship with the EU.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20 December 2016 to the Question 57984.

EU exit will not change the importance of either the trade which takes place in the Single Electricity Market on the island of Ireland, or the arrangements for the importation of gas. We are committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government, and with the EU to make sure that Northern Ireland continues to have access to an affordable, secure and sustainable supply of energy for business and domestic use.