European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Madeleine Moon Excerpts

Wednesday 13th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Keir Starmer]

I assure the hon. Gentleman that I will discuss the single market and the EEA, and I will deal with his question then. At the moment, I am making a case on the customs union, although I accept the proposition that the customs union on its own does not produce frictionless trade, and nor does it answer the question, “How would you prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland?” I will specifically deal with this matter later in my speech, and I will take further interventions then.

[Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab)]

Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that the Dutch Government and the European Commission have begun to advise businesses not to take car parts produced in the UK for export because of concerns about rules of origin. Will today’s proposals address that?

[Keir Starmer]

I had heard that. It is not an isolated example; there are others. This is deeply troubling, which is why the amendments before the House today are so important.