Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Border Arrangements
Debate between Nigel Mills and David Lidington(6 years, 2 months ago)
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Mr Lidington
I am particularly conscious that in County Londonderry people commute to and from work, businesses supply customers and people travel to and from the doctors across the international jurisdictional border. For people to be able to go about their everyday lives, it is important that we reach the kind of agreement to which our Government and the Irish Government are committed.
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
Will my right hon. Friend define for the House what the Government meant when they said that they would guarantee that there would be no hard border? What would such a hard border involve and what are we guaranteeing will not exist?
Mr Lidington
It is exactly what we said in our commitment to the joint report in December and in the position paper that we published last summer.
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Debate between Nigel Mills and David Lidington(6 years, 2 months ago)
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Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr David Lidington)
I was pleased to be able to announce that Mr Justice Langstaff will serve as chair for the independent inquiry into the infected blood scandal. He is a highly experienced judge who I am confident will conduct a thorough inquiry. Over the coming weeks, he will be talking to those affected to set comprehensive terms of reference, and the Government will provide him with all the support he needs. [Interruption.]
Mr Speaker
Order. There is far too much noise in the Chamber. The Minister’s answer could hardly be heard. Let us hear the voice of Amber Valley. I call Mr Nigel Mills.