Oral Answers to Questions

Derek Twigg Excerpts

Thursday 26th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

As ever, my hon. Friend makes his case very strongly. I believe that the best possible access to the single market for UK businesses, and to the UK market for European businesses, will be in all our interests.

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

I recently met representatives of a very important multinational manufacturing company that employs people in my constituency. They told me that they did not believe that the Government understood the concerns of industry about Brexit, and particularly about the customs union. Why does the Minister think that is?

[Mr Walker]

The Government are engaging closely with businesses and industries throughout the whole country to ensure that we have taken on board their concerns, and to ensure that we know what opportunities they expect to gain from this process. Many of the business representatives whom I have been meeting are excited about the opportunities for the UK to go out and make trade deals, and trade around the world.

Exiting the European Union

Derek Twigg Excerpts

Monday 5th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

A significant reason why my constituency voted to leave was immigration and free movement of labour, so may I ask the Secretary of State whether, at the end of this process, under no circumstances will free movement of labour be allowed? He said that the Government will bring the current rate of immigration to an end. What does that mean?

[Mr Davis]

I was, virtually verbatim, quoting the Prime Minister, who said in terms that free movement as it is now cannot go on.