Exiting the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

Debate between Hilary Benn and John Redwood
Wednesday 1st November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Hilary Benn Portrait Hilary Benn
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I shall come on to that point at the end of my remarks.

Thirdly, it is hard to believe that all the material has the potential to undermine our negotiating position. I would be intrigued to know how reports on museums, galleries and libraries, and crafts or real estate, could contain information of such sensitivity that it would create difficulties for the Secretary of State when he next meets Mr Barnier.

John Redwood Portrait John Redwood
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On property, if there was an entirely bogus forecast of big job losses and a collapse in commercial property, it would be silly to publish that, as, first, it would be wrong and, secondly, it would be negative for our position.