EU Customs Union and Draft Withdrawal Agreement: Cost Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

EU Customs Union and Draft Withdrawal Agreement: Cost

Nick Thomas-Symonds Excerpts
Monday 22nd October 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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What I stand by is the desire of the Government to find the best possible solution for the United Kingdom—that maximises the advantages to the UK economy of the growth in economies outside the EU. There is a range of assumptions to a range of forecasts, and the Treasury always goes into considerable depth in setting those out clearly.

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab)
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Manufacturers in my constituency need certainty, yet in recent weeks we have had a backstop, a backstop to the backstop and now an extended transition. Is not the truth that the Government’s chaotic approach to these negotiations is putting jobs at risk?

John Glen Portrait John Glen
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We have a short amount of time to secure the best outcome for the United Kingdom. It is urgent, and I recognise that the whole country needs to have that solution.