Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System Debate

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Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Excerpts
Wednesday 17th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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As the noble Lord will be aware, the Article 50 process sets out the timescale, and we are very confident that we can reach agreement in the timescale set out.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
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My Lords, perhaps I can help the Minister with his assumptions. Do the Government assume that, at the end of this process, we will have the status of a third country in our relations with the EU or an associated country? The noble Baroness who answered the first Question mentioned the parallels with Switzerland and Norway. Do we see ourselves as having a close association agreement, or are we content to be just one of the many third countries?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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We will be leaving the EU next year; we will be outside the EU. The precise form of the arrangement, whatever terminology we attach to it, will be the subject of the negotiations.