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Adrian Bailey Excerpts

Thursday 4th April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Does the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) wish to speak?

[Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op)]

Sorry, Mr Speaker—I leapt to my feet rather prematurely.

[Mr Speaker]

Ah! A sense of anticipation is now building up.

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[Kwasi Kwarteng]

First, I would like to confirm to the House that we are not zombies. Secondly, Spelthorne has manufacturing interests, as the hon. Gentleman’s constituency does. The manufacturing interests in my constituency always tell me, “Back the Prime Minister’s deal—back certainty. Let’s get this thing over the line and move on with our lives.” That is what they want.

[Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op)]

The highly integrated supply chains in the motor and aviation industries require convergence and regulatory alignment with product manufacture, both in the EU and in the UK. What guarantees can the Minister give that, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, we will have a role in shaping the future regulatory framework?

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

Obviously, it has been the Government’s repeated intention not to leave without a deal. The hon. Gentleman will know that part 3 of the withdrawal agreement deals extensively with the kind of regulations that would be in place in the implementation period, which, if the deal goes through, will give us another 20 months to negotiate a free trade agreement.