Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Michael Fabricant Excerpts
Wednesday 13th March 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Brandon Lewis Portrait Brandon Lewis
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The temporary tariff regime aims to minimise costs to business and mitigate price impacts on consumers while supporting UK producers. I stress again that that is a temporary scheme, and business will be consulted over the first 12 months.

Michael Fabricant Portrait Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
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This morning, right hon. and hon. Members and I were serving on a statutory instrument Committee. Along the Committee corridor, there are SI Committees almost every day, preparing not only for a deal-Brexit but for a no-deal Brexit. Can I tell my right hon. Friend that we are prepared, in my view?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Aren’t we? I think that is where the question mark comes.