Brexit: Digital Single Market Debate
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Lord Watts
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(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Ashton of Hyde
I have to disagree with the noble Lord: urgency is not lacking, and considerable work is going on. Clearly, when we are about to undertake some of the most important negotiations that we have had for decades, we would not want to outline exactly what our negotiating position was before we did it. We absolutely take on board what the noble Lord and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, have said and understand the importance of the digital area. That will take place within the broader single market negotiations.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, the digital industry is very important to the British economy. What options are the Government considering to deal with this problem? Can they spell them out?
Lord Ashton of Hyde
I think it would be mad to spell them out before we even start the negotiations.