Brexit: No Deal Debate
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Lord Purvis of Tweed
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Brexit: No Deal
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Lord Callanan
I do not want to go into the specifics of negotiations at the moment, but we are negotiating hard. Clearly, customs is an outstanding area where we need to reach agreement with the European Union. We are looking for pragmatic, sensible solutions.
Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)
My Lords, the Government’s papers on preparing for a no-deal scenario stated that to avoid any disruption in trade, all existing trade agreements made under the aegis of the EU will have to be translated into UK law on exit day. Liam Fox said that a second after midnight next March, they will all be ready. Is that still the Government’s position?
Lord Callanan
The Government’s position is exactly what the Secretary of State for International Trade said.