European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Debate

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Martin Whitfield

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Committee: 7th sitting: House of Commons
Wednesday 13th December 2017

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that the other parties to these treaties may not quite have the incentive to be as quick as we might need them to be?

Chris Leslie Portrait Mr Leslie
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. As these are potentially fresh treaty discussions, other countries may wish to take the opportunity to reopen or revisit the treaty provisions. We may, of course, have entered into those agreements in different political times, so who knows what they may be?

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