Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Cabinet Office

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements

Karin Smyth Excerpts
Wednesday 28th February 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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 Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

It is exactly what we said in our commitment to the joint report in December and in the position paper that we published last summer.

Karin Smyth Portrait Karin Smyth (Bristol South) (Lab)
- Hansard - -

Last night, the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill—the first piece of contingency planning—had its Second Reading in the other place. Will the Minister clarify how the Government are going to ensure that there will be no checks on the registration for trucks and trailers between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland? How will that be consistent with the haulage Bill?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

We believe that that Bill is completely compliant with our commitments under the joint report, but I shall ask the Secretary of State for Transport to write to the hon. Lady with the detail.