European Council 2016 Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

European Council 2016

Robert Neill Excerpts
Monday 19th December 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Ah yes—a notable legal egghead: Mr Robert Neill.

Robert Neill Portrait Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker.

It is accepted that business wishes to see the maximum possible certainty in which to make its investment decisions. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that certainty is not achieved by equivocation or obfuscation about our intention to trigger article 50, but is better served by triggering it promptly and then being flexible and business-focused in the terms of our negotiation and the implementation of the final deal?