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Full question: Which of the following comes closest to your view regarding business regulations in Northern Ireland? Businesses in Northern Ireland should have to: 1. Follow EU law in order for there to be no customs border between Northern Ireland and Ireland 2. Follow British law in order for there to be no customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• Should the United Kingdom join the European Union or stay out of the European Union?
• If there were a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should re-join or stay out of the European Union tomorrow, how likely would you be to vote in this referendum? (6 point scale)
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the United Kingdom having a referendum on re-joining the European Union in the next five years?  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the United Kingdom NOT having a referendum on re-joining the European Union in the next five years?  
• Should the question of whether the UK should or should not be a member of the EU be re-opened?
• Do you identify yourself as a supporter of the Remain or Leave causes, or do you not think of yourself in this way?
• Since the UK left the EU, how much, if at all, have you read or heard about the effects, whether positive or negative, this event has had on the UK?
• How much, if at all, have you noticed the effects, whether positive or negative, of being outside of the European Union in your everyday life?  
• Compared to what you expected beforehand, have the effects of being outside of the European Union been more or less noticeable than you expected?  
• At the moment, which is having the more noticeable effect on your everyday life – the UK’s departure from the EU, the coronavirus pandemic, or the war in Ukraine?
• Do you think being outside the EU has had a positive or negative effect on the UK?
• Do you think being outside the EU has had a positive or negative effect on your everyday life?
• Do you think it has been easy or difficult for the UK to adapt to being outside the EU?
• To what extent to you approve or disapprove of the way the government has handled the Brexit process?
• To what extent to you approve or disapprove of the way the EU has handled the UK’s departure from the EU?
• With Brexit, does the UK now have more control, less control, or the same amount of control over its own affairs as it would have otherwise?
• With Brexit, was the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic better, worse, or similar to what it would have been otherwise?
• With Brexit, was the UK’s vaccination programme better, worse, or similar to what it would have been otherwise?
• With Brexit, is the UK’s economy now in a stronger, weaker, or similar position to it would be in otherwise?
• With Brexit, is immigration into the United Kingdom from the European Union now higher, lower, or similar to what it would be otherwise?
• With Brexit, is immigration into the United Kingdom from non-EU countries now higher, lower, or similar to what it would be otherwise?
• In your opinion, with the UK outside of the EU is illegal immigration into the UK higher, lower, or similar to what it would be otherwise?
• With Brexit, are wages in the United Kingdom now higher, lower, or similar to what they would be otherwise?
• With Brexit, is the cost of living in the United Kingdom now higher, lower, or similar to what it would be otherwise?
• With Brexit, do British companies now sell more, fewer, or as many of their goods and services abroad as they would be selling otherwise?
• With Brexit, is the NHS now in a better, worse, or similar condition than it would be otherwise?
• With Brexit, does the United Kingdom now have more influence, less influence, or the same amount of influence in the world than it would have otherwise?
• Because of Brexit, has the UK’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine been stronger, weaker, or similar to what it would have been otherwise?
• In your opinion, has enough time passed for us to properly judge the effects of the United Kingdom no longer being a member of the European Union?  
• In your opinion, to what extent, if at all, has the UK Government written new laws and regulations that diverge from EU laws and regulations, since the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union?  
• Do you think it is likely or unlikely that the UK will apply to re-join the EU in the next ten years?
• Do you think it is likely or unlikely that, if the UK were to apply to be a member of the EU again, the EU member States would accept the application?
• Do you think Brexit has made it more likely that NI will remain a part of the UK or more likely NI will join the Irish Republic?
• Do you think that Northern Ireland should have to follow EU law or British law when it comes to business regulations?
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the United Kingdom agreeing that Northern Ireland will follow EU laws and regulations, under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, in exchange for there to be no custom checks on goods from Great Britain whose final destination is Northern Ireland?
• Do you think Brexit has made it more likely Scotland will remain part of the UK or more likely it will become an independent country?
• Do you have a favourable or unfavourable view of the EU as a whole?
• Do you think that in the most important foreign policy areas, such as security or economic trade, the UK can align itself with ONE or BOTH of the United States and/or EU?
• In general, do you support Britain aligning more with the EU or with the United States on an issue?
• Do you think it is more important for Britain to align with the US or with the EU on the issue of defence?
• Do you think it is more important for Britain to align with the US or with the EU on relations with China?
• Do you think it is more important for Britain to align with the US or with the EU on relations with Russia?
• Do you think it is more important for Britain to align with the US or with the EU on regulating banks?
• Do you think it is more important for Britain to align with the US or with the EU on climate change?
• Do you think it is more important for the UK to be able to trade easily with the EU or with the rest of the world?
• Is it more important for the United Kingdom to be able to have its own laws and regulations or to be able to trade easily with the European Union?  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK adopting EU laws and regulations on the manufacturing of goods in exchange for the EU not implementing border checks or tariffs on goods produced in the UK?
• Would you support or oppose the UK having its own laws and regulations on the manufacturing of goods at the cost of the EU implementing border checks or tariffs on goods produced in the UK?  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK adopting EU laws and regulations on food and agriculture in exchange for the EU not implementing border checks or tariffs on food products produced in the UK?
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK having its own laws and regulations on food and agriculture at the cost of the EU implementing border checks or tariffs on food products produced in the UK?  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK allowing EU citizens to freely travel, study, work, and immigrate to the UK in exchange for the EU allowing UK citizens to freely travel, study, work, and immigrate to the EU?
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK having a choice as to how many and which EU citizens can travel, study, work, or immigrate to the UK at the cost of the EU having a choice as to how many and which UK citizens can travel, study, work, and immigrate to the EU?
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK not requiring visas for EU citizens coming to the UK on holiday in exchange for the EU not requiring visas for UK citizens going to the EU on holiday?  
• To what extent, if at all would you support or oppose the UK allowing musicians and actors from the EU to work on a temporary basis in the UK in exchange for the EU allowing British musicians and actors to work on a temporary basis in the EU?  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK accepting EU professional qualifications (for instance, for nursing, engineering, etc )  
• To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose the UK paying into EU-wide research funds in return for UK universities and researchers being eligible for grants from EU-wide research funds?  
• Do you think whether a party or politician supported Leave or Remain matters when it comes to determining whether they can be trusted to maximise the opportunities or minimise the drawbacks presented by Brexit?
• When it comes to determining whether to vote for a party or politician, does it matter significantly, or does it not matter significantly, whether they support joining or staying out of the EU?
• Would you be most likely to vote for a party that is for joining the EU, is against joining the EU, or one that prioritises other issues first
• How would you describe the current level of legal immigration into the United Kingdom overall?
• How would you describe the current level of legal immigration from the EU into the United Kingdom overall?
• Do you think the Labour Party would like to reduce the amount of EU immigration into the UK, keep it at its current level, or reduce it?
• Do you think the Liberal Democratic Party would like to reduce the amount of EU immigration into the UK, keep it at its current level, or reduce it?
• Do you think the Green Party would like to reduce the amount of EU immigration into the UK, keep it at its current level, or reduce it?
• Do you think the Reform Party would like to reduce the amount of EU immigration into the UK, keep it at its current level, or reduce it?
• Do you think the level of illegal immigration into the UK has gone up, gone down, or not changed much since the UK left the EU?
• Do you think the current policy objective of the Conservatives is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think the current policy objective of the Labour Party is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think the current policy objective of the Liberal Democrats is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think the current policy objective of the Green Party is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think the current policy objective of Reform UK is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think the current policy objective of the Scottish National Party is to seek a more distant relationship with the EU, keep the current relationship or to seek a closer relationship?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of the Conservative Party to re-join or stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of the Labour Party to re-join or to stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of the Liberal Democrats to re-join or to stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of the Green Party to re-join or to stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of Reform UK to re-join or to stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think it is the current policy objective of the Scottish National Party to re-join or to stay out of the EU, or do they have no clear policy on this issue?
• Do you think the Conservative Party would like to reduce the amount of EU immigration into the UK, keep it at its current level, or reduce it?