EU Exit Negotiations Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

Helen Goodman

Main Page: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Department Debates - View all Helen Goodman's debates with the Department for Exiting the European Union


Oral Answers to Questions

EU Exit Negotiations

Helen Goodman Excerpts

Report on Recent Terrorist Attacks
Tuesday 5th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts

Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.

Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

As the House can see, it is a complete cinch.

Helen Goodman Portrait Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
- Hansard -
-

Of course the British people voted to leave the European Union, but the common market is extremely popular with the public. We joined the customs union in 1973. Not only would staying in it help to resolve the Irish issues, it would boost British exporters across the country.

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I say to the hon. Lady that if it was still just the common market I suspect the vote might have been different.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page