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Henry Smith

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Business of the House
Thursday 1st December 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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On the principle of humanitarian assistance to the involuntarily delayed, I call Mr Henry Smith.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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T4. My sincere thanks, Mr Speaker, for your understanding. With regard to the EU exit negotiations, does my right hon. Friend agree that, for the first time in history perhaps, we start from an equal point, which is a great advantage to this country’s position?

David Jones Portrait Mr David Jones
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My hon. Friend is entirely right. On the day we leave the EU, we will be in perfect alignment with the rest of the EU regulations, directives and so on, which gives us a strong, solid base for moving forward with negotiations.

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