EU: Future Relationship White Paper

Bridget Phillipson Excerpts

Thursday 12th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)]

Does the Secretary of State intend to produce any kind of detailed regional economic impact assessments, so that we can fully understand the scale of the damage to jobs, livelihoods and living standards in the north-east that would be caused by what his Government are proposing?

[Dominic Raab]

We will make sure that there is appropriate analysis as the negotiations progress and the various documents—whether in the legislation or in the agreements—are put before the House for proper scrutiny in the usual way.