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Debate between Shailesh Vara and Mark Harper
Wednesday 5th September 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Shailesh Vara Portrait Mr Vara
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I assure my hon. Friend that we are in regular contact with all stakeholders in Northern Ireland, including the police. There is detailed planning for a no-deal scenario, but we very much hope that that will not be the case.

Mark Harper Portrait Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con)
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May I remind the Minister that in the December joint report on article 50, the EU agreed that the United Kingdom would make sure there was unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the rest of the United Kingdom in all circumstances? Reports over the summer suggest that Mr Barnier appears to be devising creative solutions to try to get around the commitment that he made. May I ask the Minister and the Secretary of State to remind him that he signed up to those words and that we expect him to deliver on the commitments that he has made?