Northern Ireland: Flight Passengers and Covid-19 Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Northern Ireland: Flight Passengers and Covid-19

Lord Lexden Excerpts
Wednesday 28th April 2021

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell (Con)
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My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord that the issue is caused by no lack of friendship or spirit of collaboration between the two Administrations. The CAA and all the relevant authorities have a huge amount of commitment to resolving this. There are legal issues that require Acts of Parliament in Ireland and in Britain in order to resolve this; these are quite substantial legal commitments that need to be timetabled and conducted through Parliament, and that is what is holding things up. I am very grateful to all those who are trying to resolve the issue.

Lord Lexden Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Lexden) (Con)
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My Lords, all supplementary questions have now been asked, and that concludes today’s Oral Questions.