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Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

This page brings together documents and announcements relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 24 June 2022
• Last updated: 28 June 2022 — See all updates

The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was introduced in Parliament on 13 June 2022. It aims to fix parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, restore stability and protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.

The will allow the government to address the practical problems the Protocol has created in Northern Ireland in 4 important areas:

• burdensome customs processes
• inflexible regulation
• tax and spend discrepancies
• democratic governance issues

Documents

• Northern Ireland Protocol: the UK’s solution
  • 14 July 2022
  • Policy paper
• Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: UK government legal position
  • 13 June 2022
  • Policy paper

News and announcements

• Foreign Secretary: Bill will fix practical problems the Protocol has created in Northern Ireland
  • 27 June 2022
  • Press release
• We have a duty to fix the problems of the Northern Ireland protocol: article by Liz Truss
  • 26 June 2022
  • Authored article
• Government introduces bill to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol
  • 13 June 2022
  • Press release
• Northern Ireland Protocol: Foreign Secretary's statement, 17 May 2022
  • 17 May 2022
  • Oral statement to Parliament

Published 24 June 2022
Last updated 28 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 28 June 2022

   Added the Foreign Secretary's article published in the Financial Times

2. 27 June 2022

   New announcement added on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill's second reading in Parliament.

3. 24 June 2022

   First published.