Northern Ireland Protocol
(asked on 15th November 2021) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of triggering Article 16 on the remainder of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
This question was answered on 24th November 2021
Article 16 is a safeguard provision for addressing serious economic, societal and environmental difficulties. It is part of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Triggering it does not affect the standing of the Protocol as a whole.