European Union: Schengen Agreement Debate

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Department: Home Office

European Union: Schengen Agreement

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Excerpts
Tuesday 15th December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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None Portrait Noble Lords
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Order!

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
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My Lords, I thought my noble friend had finished asking his question. I suggest that we allow him to finish his question and then go to the noble Lord, Lord Pearson.

Lord Lawson of Blaby Portrait Lord Lawson of Blaby
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Would my noble friend, whom I greatly respect, like to correct his Answer to my noble friend Lord Forsyth? In answering, he said that we had control of our borders. So far as the European Union is concerned, we do not. Even though we are not in Schengen, we do not have control of our borders.