Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Approach Debate
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Kirsten Oswald
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Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Approach
Kirsten Oswald Excerpts(4 years, 7 months ago)
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Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP) [V]
Last November, the Prime Minister told Northern Irish business leaders that there would be no forms, no checks, no barriers of any kind. He said that he would recommend that any such forms be put in the bin. Of course, the Secretary of State’s paper today does refer to new administrative processes and acknowledges the potential for them to be disproportionately burdensome. Does he therefore appreciate that the need for clarity on what the Government actually mean and how it might be implemented is yet another reason why we must have an extension to the transition period?
Michael Gove
I do not think we need an extension to make the processes work. We just need good will on all sides.