Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 July (HL8800), why airports in Northern Ireland are not able to avail of the duty free sales for passengers travelling to the EU now available at all airports in England, Wales and Scotland.

Northern Ireland enjoys frictionless trade with both the rest of the United Kingdom and the EU – the Government is committed to ensuring that remains the case.

Enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU would undermine frictionless trade with the EU.