Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Brandon Lewis and James Daly

Wednesday 27th October 2021 Commons Chamber

[Brandon Lewis]

Again, I am afraid that I need to correct the hon. Lady’s misunderstanding of the situation. I met representatives of the haulage association on Friday who are clear that having looked at the details of the EU proposal, it does not work and it is not enough. They are much more focused on what we outlined in the Command Paper. We need to resolve those issues and I hope that, in the conversation with the EU—it has moved, which we welcome—we will get enough movement to deal with the issues that have been raised by the haulage industry, even those raised on Friday of last week.

[James Daly (Bury North) (Con)]

6. What steps the Government are taking to create jobs and attract investment in Northern Ireland.