Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland about developing a co-ordinated all-island approach to the exit from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Northern Ireland Executive is rightly leading Northern Ireland's response to the coronavirus outbreak, in line with devolution arrangements.

To ensure a joined-up approach in our response, the UK Government and Irish Government are communicating at all levels. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Tánaiste have jointly chaired a number of meetings with the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and have all agreed that continued close contact and cooperation between the UK Government, Northern Ireland Executive and Irish Government will remain essential in the weeks and months ahead.