Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings he has held with human rights organisations based in Northern Ireland to discuss the UK's exit from the EU and the Northern Ireland protocol.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I, along with departmental officials continue to engage on the Protocol with stakeholders across Northern Ireland to ensure that it is implemented effectively. This includes engaging with human rights organisations on issues such as our commitment to ensure that no diminution of certain rights, safeguards or equality of opportunity protections results from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Northern Ireland Office officials are in frequent contact with relevant organisations, the Secretary of State spoke with the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on 3 March 2020, and a number of further engagements are planned in the coming weeks and months.