Brexit: Negotiations Debate
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Lord Dykes
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(7 years ago)
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Baroness Anelay of St Johns
My Lords, the person in charge of the negotiations at the Commission, Michel Barnier, has, I think, spoken twice to the European Parliament. He does have confidential meetings with a self-selecting group. This House has been much better served for information than has the European Parliament by a country mile.
Lord Dykes (CB)
My Lords, will the Minister at least give a preliminary indication of how the Government will solve the Irish border problem?
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
My Lords, last night I was able to answer a significant question from the noble Lord, Lord Jay, about what happens next. I set out a couple of points where there are technical issues to be resolved but also pointed out that after the last round of negotiations we were able to provide a whole area where there is convergence. However, when I asked where there was no convergence between the position of the EU and the UK, the answer was none—we are converging.