Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Charlie Elphicke Excerpts
Wednesday 9th May 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Charlie Elphicke Portrait Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Ind)
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Does the Secretary of State agree that with investment in technology, and investing now, we can be ready on day one for trade to continue on the island of Ireland as it has always done, and that there will never be any need for physical infrastructure or customs checks at the border?

Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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It would not be right for me to comment on the work that is being done within government on customs arrangements, suffice it to say that we are committed to no hard border on the island of Ireland, no border down the Irish sea, no new physical infrastructure, and no new related checks and controls.