EU Exit Negotiations Debate

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Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

James Cartlidge

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EU Exit Negotiations

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Tuesday 5th December 2017

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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I cannot imagine that the hon. Gentleman thinks that that would advance the negotiations one jot.

James Cartlidge Portrait James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con)
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The EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, has today tweeted that when we leave, our existing free trade agreements will not be rolled over. That is obviously a significant point, so further to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (John Stevenson), does that not add weight at least to considering those trade models whereby we can negotiate our own trade deals globally, but remain part of those that the European Free Trade Association currently has?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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There is more than one benefit to departing from the European Union. One is trade arrangements, and we are well advanced in our plans for dealing with those ongoing trade arrangements and ensuring that we do roll them over.

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