Brexit: Statutory Instruments

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts
Thursday 10th January 2019

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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We have said that we do not want or expect a no-deal situation to arise, but it is responsible to prepare for it.

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)
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My Lords, what parliamentary authority is there for expenditure, including on SIs, on a no-deal scenario, which has now been ruled out by the other place?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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The no-deal scenario has not been ruled out by the other place. Parliament as a whole has legislated for leaving the European Union on 29 March this year. We hope to do so with a deal. If not, we will leave without one.