Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 15852 on Scallops: Isle of Man, whether (a) Isle of Man queenies, (b) Isle of Man manx loaghtan lamb and (c) Jersey royal potatoes were included in the original list of 77 food and drink products submitted by the Department for International Trade to the Japanese authorities on 30 April 2021 for which it was seeking geographical indication protection in Japan under the terms of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
I refer the Honourable Member to the response provided to Question UIN 15852 published on 4 March 2024.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Manx pound has not been approved for use as legal currency in the UK.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Isle of Man is not part of the UK, but is a self-governing dependency of the Crown, and issues its own currency that is governed under Manx law.
It is also not the case that payment between contracting parties in the UK must necessarily be made using a specified method of payment. It is a matter for the prospective parties to a contract to stipulate whatever form of payment they wish.