To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 13164, on UK Trade with EU, whether the red lines of no return to (a) the EU Single Market or (b) the EU Customs Union remain government policy.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 13164, on UK Trade with EU, whether the red lines of no return to (a) the EU Single Market or (b) the EU Customs Union remain government policy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs declarations have been processed for goods movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs declarations have been processed for goods movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many supplementary customs declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since January 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many supplementary customs declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since January 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the annual administrative cost to businesses of complying with customs requirements for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the annual administrative cost to businesses of complying with customs requirements for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have been named as importers on customs declarations for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each year since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have been named as importers on customs declarations for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each year since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many entry summary declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many entry summary declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

Motion that this House has considered goods trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Motion lapsed.

Motion that this House has considered goods trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Motion lapsed.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered goods trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. Trade within any nation should be so simple and uncomplicated that it ought not to be a focus of much debate. And so it...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered goods trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. Trade within any nation should be so simple and uncomplicated that it ought not to be a focus of much debate. And so it...

It may seem of little consequence to say that there is a customs border, but in practical terms, does the hon. and learned Gentleman accept that it means that when goods are brought from GB, they are subject to full customs checks and customs codes have to be filled in?...

It may seem of little consequence to say that there is a customs border, but in practical terms, does the hon. and learned Gentleman accept that it means that when goods are brought from GB, they are subject to full customs checks and customs codes have to be filled in?...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. All our constituents in Northern Ireland who are in the business of trading goods have had many very daunting experiences in that regard.

Of course, the Minister will probably tell us, “Oh, but the Windsor framework established the UK internal market system.” What a...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. All our constituents in Northern Ireland who are in the business of trading goods have had many very daunting experiences in that regard.

Of course, the Minister will probably tell us, “Oh, but the Windsor framework established the UK internal market system.” What a...

I commend the hon. and learned Gentleman on introducing the debate. One of the greatest issues we all face is the crisis in the supply of veterinary medicines following Brexit. They continue to be subject to additional EU regulatory requirements, and farmers continue to face potentially serious consequences for animal...

I commend the hon. and learned Gentleman on introducing the debate. One of the greatest issues we all face is the crisis in the supply of veterinary medicines following Brexit. They continue to be subject to additional EU regulatory requirements, and farmers continue to face potentially serious consequences for animal...

I think all that is self-evident, but sadly, we have a Government who are deaf to those issues, and sadly, the hon. Member’s party seems to have come to terms with them, because in Stormont, the DUP is now prepared to implement the Irish sea border and the Windsor framework,...

I think all that is self-evident, but sadly, we have a Government who are deaf to those issues, and sadly, the hon. Member’s party seems to have come to terms with them, because in Stormont, the DUP is now prepared to implement the Irish sea border and the Windsor framework,...

I thank the hon. and learned Member for securing the debate. Would he agree that the very fact that businesses face customs processes, extra paperwork and EU-derived rules when moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland proves that the Irish sea border is still very much in place? Northern...

I thank the hon. and learned Member for securing the debate. Would he agree that the very fact that businesses face customs processes, extra paperwork and EU-derived rules when moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland proves that the Irish sea border is still very much in place? Northern...

I absolutely agree. The hon. Member makes a valid point. Some might say, “Well, what does trade diversion matter? As long as you get the goods, does it matter where they have come from?” Of course, the corollary of trade diversion is what it is doing to our economic links....

I absolutely agree. The hon. Member makes a valid point. Some might say, “Well, what does trade diversion matter? As long as you get the goods, does it matter where they have come from?” Of course, the corollary of trade diversion is what it is doing to our economic links....

There are not many MPs here from other parts of the United Kingdom, but I find it even more staggering because that trade diversion has impacts on constituencies of MPs across Great Britain. If goods are being brought from the Irish Republic or other parts of Europe, that means jobs...

There are not many MPs here from other parts of the United Kingdom, but I find it even more staggering because that trade diversion has impacts on constituencies of MPs across Great Britain. If goods are being brought from the Irish Republic or other parts of Europe, that means jobs...

Of course. The fact that 34% of businesses—many of them small—that previously serviced and supplied Northern Ireland have ceased, is obviously having a detrimental employment consequence for those firms in GB. It is not just big or small firms that are suffering but ordinary consumers.

One of the most striking illustrations...

Of course. The fact that 34% of businesses—many of them small—that previously serviced and supplied Northern Ireland have ceased, is obviously having a detrimental employment consequence for those firms in GB. It is not just big or small firms that are suffering but ordinary consumers.

One of the most striking illustrations...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) on securing this important debate—its importance was reflected in the urgency and tone of his remarks. I thank him for his comments, particularly those on the...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) on securing this important debate—its importance was reflected in the urgency and tone of his remarks. I thank him for his comments, particularly those on the...