Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System Debate
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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Brexit: European Travel Information and Authorisation System
Lord Wallace of Saltaire Excerpts(6 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Callanan
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 (LD)
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
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.