Future Relationship with the EU Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Future Relationship with the EU

James Daly Excerpts
Thursday 10th December 2020

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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The future is not yet written and I invite the hon. Lady to consider at this critical moment for Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom what she might do to assist the UK Government in achieving the objective that she wants.

James Daly Portrait James Daly (Bury North) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend reassure the House that, because of the agreement reached by the Joint Committee on the Northern Ireland protocol and regardless of the outcome of our negotiations with the EU, there will be no new customs infrastructure required in Northern Ireland?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. We accept our responsibilities with regard to the Northern Ireland protocol, as does the EU, and, again, I put on record my thanks and congratulations to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on all the work that he has done to secure that.