Mary Creagh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made on maintaining an open border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.

James Brokenshire

Leaders in both Ireland and the UK have been unequivocal – both want to maintain the current arrangement and avoid the introduction of physical border controls within the Common Travel Area.

I attend regular meetings with representatives of the Irish Government and we are working together to achieve this outcome.