European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill Debate
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Lord Adonis
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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
Lord Adonis ExcerptsThursday 5th September 2019
(4 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Howell of Guildford
I do not want to continue with this, but if the noble Lord—for whom I have great respect as well—cares to read the alternative arrangements report, he will see that the detailed analyses of what goes on at various borders are examined by experts. The evidence is there. There are pages of it. He will see exactly which bits could apply to the border in Northern Ireland and which do not.
Lord Adonis (Lab)
I have read that report and none of the proposals is credible, which is the reason Her Majesty’s Government have not published those proposals as their own.
Lord Howell of Guildford
I simply repeat: the alternative arrangements documents are there and go into considerable detail. They can be dismissed or agreed to, depending on your state of mind, but they are a way out. I now want to say something on a different area. Are there any other interruptions before we leave this? There is one more.