Written question asked by Lord Lilley (Conservative) on Monday, 1 September 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 September 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Friday, 12 September 2025 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

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Northern Ireland Protocol: Immigration Controls

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU counterparts at the level of the Joint Committee to fulfil paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol which states that the Joint Committee “shall adopt appropriate recommendations with a view to avoiding controls at the ports and airports of Northern Ireland to the extent possible”.

Answer

All Joint Committee meetings are conducted in line with the rules of procedure set out in Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement, and are therefore confidential unless otherwise decided by the co-chairs (Rule 10).

A full depository of Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee announcements and activity can be found at gov.uk.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL9998

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Immigration controls Northern Ireland Protocol

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk