Brexit: Negotiations

Lord Spicer Excerpts
Wednesday 6th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I am not sure that I would accept the scenario outlined by the noble Lord. We have always been clear that where there are areas in which we can co-operate with our European partners, in some small areas, we will make an appropriate contribution to the costs, but we have also been clear that the days of making vast contributions to the European budget are at an end.

Lord Spicer Portrait Lord Spicer (Con)
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Where does the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, get his forecasts of doom and gloom from? I hope it is not the Bank of England.

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I must apologise; I did not quite catch that question.

Lord Spicer Portrait Lord Spicer
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My Lords, where does the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, get all his forecasts of doom and gloom from? I hope it is not the Bank of England.

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I do not presume to assume where the noble Lord gets his predictions of doom and gloom from, but they are probably wrong.