Future Relationship with the EU Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Future Relationship with the EU

Stephen Farry Excerpts
Thursday 10th December 2020

(3 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this comes to the heart of it. I cannot, I am afraid, give him any guarantees as to whether the EU will reconcile itself with those facts, and I cannot say what the outcome will be. All I can assure him of is that the Government will stick to those principles and are absolutely determined within that to do everything we can to secure a deal.

Stephen Farry Portrait Stephen Farry (North Down) (Alliance)
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I would like to press the Minister further on the issue of policing, justice and security co-operation. This is, of course, of huge importance to the whole of the UK, but particularly so for us in Northern Ireland given our problems with organised crime and terrorism, and the existence of a land border. Given that the UK is facing a cliff edge at the end of the month in this regard, can she tell us what will be happening specifically on matters such as extradition, data sharing and data adequacy?