Trade Bill
Debate between Earl of Courtown and Lord Hain
Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Wednesday 13th March 2019
(5 years, 8 months ago)
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The Earl of Courtown (Con)
My Lords, with apologies to the House, we are on Report and we should get on with it.
Lord Hain
Perhaps I may conclude with something that might help the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay. It is what this amendment does not say that is important. This amendment does not tie the Government’s hands, except in terms of the exact requirements for the future, because that is not appropriate in a clause of this kind, which I hope will be accepted and put into the Act. It spells out for new trade the principles that the Government have already accepted in the withdrawal agreement. So it is already in statute, and I am therefore puzzled as to why the Government are not accepting this agreement by approbation.