Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System Debate
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Lord Spicer
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Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System
Lord Spicer Excerpts(6 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Callanan
I think that the Liberal Democrats are yet again making a whole series of assumptions about things that may not happen. If there are delays at the border, that is clearly unacceptable and I am sure that my Home Office colleagues are looking at that. We want people to visit the UK, we want the UK to be an open and welcoming place, the e-gates are one way that the Home Office is improving the procedures and we will want them to continue after Brexit.
The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
My Lords, it is the turn of the Conservative Benches.
Lord Spicer
My Lords, can I ask an even more helpful question than has come forward so far? So far, we have been discussing the signed agreements to the main treaty. Is it not becoming increasingly apparent that the real loser from not signing most of these agreements will be the EU itself?
Lord Callanan
My Lords, I think that no agreement would be bad for both sides; that is why we want an agreement.