Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Sammy Wilson Excerpts
Wednesday 5th September 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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The people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and that means that we will regain control of our laws, our borders and our money. We will also ensure that we will meet the commitments that we made in the joint report in December to ensuring that there is no hard border on the island of Ireland and no border in the Irish sea.

Sammy Wilson Portrait Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)
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Collecting duties on trade across the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic currently happens and does not present any problems. The real damage to Northern Ireland and to the integrity of the United Kingdom would be to have regulatory alignment between Northern Ireland and the Republic, giving the EU, rather than London, control over our laws in Northern Ireland. Will the Secretary of State give an assurance that in no circumstances will she agree to the backstop arrangement demanded by the EU, which would split the United Kingdom by having laws—

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. We are immensely grateful, but that was far too long.