EU: Trade and Security Partnership Debate

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Arrangement of Business

EU: Trade and Security Partnership

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Arrangement of Business
Tuesday 9th June 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Duncan of Springbank) (Con)
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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard? No? Lord West of Spithead.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab) [V]
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My Lords, a lightning rod for EU seriousness on defence and security co-operation is Project Galileo. Is it still the intention to have scientific, technological and industrial UK involvement in this project, despite lack of access to the classified output of the system?

Lord True Portrait Lord True [V]
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My Lords, the UK and the EU discussed Project Galileo during the withdrawal agreement negotiations. The EU’s offer on it then did not meet the United Kingdom’s defence and industrial requirements.

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