Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of smaller companies in Northern Ireland becoming unviable because of customs formalities, checks and paperwork in the ‘red lane’.

The implementation of the green and red lane approach for the movement of goods outlined under the Windsor Framework represents a very significant improvement for traders in Northern Ireland compared to the old Northern Ireland Protocol.

In respect of the Windsor Framework specifically, Government will continue to provide the free-to-use Trader Support Service (TSS) for movements into Northern Ireland via both the red lane and the green lane, mitigating any potential administrative impact on smaller companies who will still move some goods via the red lane.