European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebatePat McFadden
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(7 years, 6 months ago)
Commons ChamberYes, and, again, we have heard no strategic alternatives from the Government and have no idea what their plan will be.
Given that the Government have said that they will pull out of Euratom, because it is part of the EU, is not the logical extension of their position to pull out of all those agencies? If so, why does my hon. Friend think they do not want to face up to it? Is it because they do not want to face up to the cost of duplicating the work of 30-odd agencies?
I do not think Ministers know what to say about some of these questions. They hope that because the issues are fairly low level and very specialist, nobody will spot them, but they will start to affect very many people. Myriad issues will arise.