EU Withdrawal Agreement Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU Withdrawal Agreement

David Evennett Excerpts
Wednesday 9th December 2020

(3 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is a very important question. I do not have an exact estimate of what the cost of the standard contractual clauses would be, but because we are currently compliant with the general data protection regulation, I see no reason why data adequacy should not be granted.

David Evennett Portrait Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con) [V]
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I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and congratulate him on his hard work in achieving this agreement. Will he confirm that this is a pragmatic and sensible approach to protect Northern Ireland’s place in the UK’s customs territory?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Absolutely—my right hon. Friend has been a consistent champion for business and enterprise in all his years in this House, and he is absolutely right. This pragmatic approach works for businesses in his constituency and in Northern Ireland.