Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the (a) political, (b) legal and (c) reputational risks of a difference in tariff controls between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Protocol (the Protocol) clearly states that Northern Ireland is and remains part of the UK’s customs territory.

Businesses and consumers in Northern Ireland will be able to take advantage of the UK Global Tariff and any new trade agreements this government negotiates, like the rest of the UK.