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 Watts Excerpts
Wednesday 17th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords—

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Conservative Benches.

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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My Lords, I think that no agreement would be bad for both sides; that is why we want an agreement.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts
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My Lords, is it not the case that, in this and many other areas in which we are negotiating with our present partners, we are nowhere near completion? Should we not be trying to talk to our partners about extending the time to allow proper negotiation and proper solutions to the many problems that we face with Brexit?

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.