Brexit: Economic Analyses

Earl Howe Excerpts
Wednesday 24th January 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Howe Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe) (Con)
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My Lords, if we are quick, we have time for both noble Lords, but I think that it is the turn of the Conservative Benches.

Lord Garel-Jones Portrait Lord Garel-Jones
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As the Minister has stated, is it not a simple matter of common sense that, while these negotiations are ongoing, anything that seeks to reveal the Government’s position on any issue whatever can only undermine the Government’s position?