Brexit Negotiations Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Brexit Negotiations

Lord Campbell-Savours Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
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EU citizens’ rights in the UK will be upheld by implementing the agreement in our law, instead of continued EU law enforced by the EU courts. Our courts will pay due regard to EU case law as agreed at the point of exit to interpret that law as needs be, just as they decide our law now in reference to international law, where relevant, such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach Portrait Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Labour Benches and I suggest that we hear from the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours.

Lord Campbell-Savours Portrait Lord Campbell-Savours
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My Lords, the Leader of the House is a member of the Cabinet and therefore I am sure that she will know the answer to my question: is it the Government’s intention that at the ferry port at Belfast there will be no customs officials or immigration officers in attendance with the remit or ability to check non-UK citizens travelling to ports in Scotland, England or Wales?

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
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The noble Lord asks a question about implementation. I am not in a position to answer that at the moment.