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US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal: Northern Ireland

Wednesday 21 May 2025 · 1 question

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Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Dr Luke Evans raised concerns about differing interpretations of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal's impact on Northern Ireland.
  • The Secretary of State acknowledged the potential impact of EU retaliatory tariffs on Northern Ireland due to its dual-market access.
  • The Secretary offered to write to Dr Evans with further details on how the tariffs would affect imports and exports.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Luke Evans Con Hinckley and Bosworth
Northern Ireland Brexit
Context

There are different interpretations of the US-UK trade deal's implications for Northern Ireland, especially concerning EU tariffs.

Question

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer, but there seem to be wildly different interpretations of what the deal means for Northern Ireland. Will he clarify what it means for imports and exports in the light of the impact of EU tariffs? Was that explicitly discussed at the EU-UK summit?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)

The hon. Gentleman is right to point out that EU retaliatory tariffs directed at the USA would have an impact in Northern Ireland, because of its dual-market access. I can write to him with further details of how precisely that would work. It depends partly on whether there is less or more than a 3% difference between the tariff in the EU and the tariff that applies in the UK.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific impact of tariffs was not fully detailed; offered to write with further details instead.

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