AQW 18476/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 06/05/2021
Answered On Date: 21/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the costs incurred to date for legal advice sought by his Department for the purposes of lodging judicial proceedings against the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol; and (ii) whether this issue has been discussed at the Executive due to its cross-cutting nature.

Answer:

To date there have been no costs incurred by my Department for the purposes of lodging judicial proceedings against the Northern Ireland Protocol and the matter has not been considered by the Executive.