Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alison McGovern and Robin Walker

Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

My hon. Friend is right, and I know that her constituency of Ynys Môn plays a vital part in the links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The protocol was designed to address a particular set of problems in a way that upholds the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. It is a practical solution to avoid a hard border with Ireland, while ensuring that the UK, including Northern Ireland, leaves the EU as a whole. The protocol is also clear that the UK must function as a single customs territory in practice, and that means fulfilling our commitment to delivering unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the Great Britain market as well.

[Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)]

What steps he is taking to help ensure the full implementation of the Good Friday agreement.