Brexit: Negotiation Programme

Lord Howell of Guildford Excerpts
Monday 20th March 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bridges of Headley Portrait Lord Bridges of Headley
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My Lords, the noble Lord raises very important points, especially regarding the situation of the island of Ireland. I am not going to get into the structure of the negotiations nor the outcome, but I have to reassure him that we are very focused on that issue.

Lord Howell of Guildford Portrait Lord Howell of Guildford (Con)
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My Lords, with whom on the other side does the Minister think at this stage we will be negotiating? Will it primarily be with the Commission, with the national capitals or with a mixture of both?

Lord Bridges of Headley Portrait Lord Bridges of Headley
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My Lords, the negotiations will be with the Commission, but as your Lordships would expect, the Government have ongoing relationships and conversations with national Governments across the European Union.