Borders: Northern Ireland
(asked on 25th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any contracts have been proposed, let, or completed for work on examining technical alternatives to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
No contracts have been proposed, let or completed for work examining technical alternatives to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
In a Joint Statement on 11 March, the UK and EU committed to working together on alternative arrangements to replace the backstop by December 2020. To ensure that the UK is ready to move at pace in the next phase, the Government is putting in place the UK’s arrangements to support this work.
The UK’s position will be informed by the work of advisory groups; a technical experts group, a business and trade union engagement group and a parliamentary engagement group.