He made the call at Northern Ireland Questions in Parliament and speaking afterwards he said, “I have been pressing the government repeatedly over recent weeks for details on the enhanced investment zones promised for Northern Ireland. Businesses here. Since they were announced in the autumn budget there has been no progress. The £150 million earmarked for this could make a significant impact for businesses in Northern Ireland and we need to see progress on this.
Our economy and local businesses need practical assistance, because the myth of the Protocol and Windsor Framework is constantly being exposed. Most recently the Federation of Small Business report has shone a very significant light of the impact of the Windsor Framework. In the words of its Northern Ireland Chair, “for many it has delivered confusion, constraint and cost.”
Whilst the problems facing this Government are mounting daily, they must not ignore their responsibility to Northern Ireland and to protecting the UK internal market. We need not just to hear details of the enhanced investment zone, but on how the Government intends to deal with the fracturing of the UK’s internal market that is being advanced by the Windsor Framework.”