Brexit: EU Customs Union

Lord Low of Dalston Excerpts
Wednesday 7th February 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I can certainly agree with the noble Lord that the Liberal Democrats are confused, if that is what he is asking me to do. The term “customs union”, as he will know, has a specific legal formulation.

Lord Low of Dalston Portrait Lord Low of Dalston (CB)
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My Lords, how is regulatory alignment between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland to be maintained if we leave the customs union?