Irish Border: Checks and Customs Arrangements Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office

Irish Border: Checks and Customs Arrangements

Lord Browne of Belmont Excerpts
Tuesday 1st October 2019

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait Lord Duncan of Springbank
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The UK Government will not breach that Act. As I have been very clear before, the discussions that we must necessarily have as a preamble to the negotiations will be fully transparent and available to all here and in the other place to interrogate, as I am sure they will, very thoroughly.

Lord Browne of Belmont Portrait Lord Browne of Belmont (DUP)
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My Lords, will the Minister confirm that it is still the Government’s policy that no new border checks will take place in the Irish Sea as a consequence of any deal being reached with Europe?

Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait Lord Duncan of Springbank
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I am very happy to offer that confirmation.