Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

Stephen Kinnock Excerpts
Tuesday 28th November 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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My hon. Friend, like many of my hon. Friends, raises an interesting point. It is something that we will look into. What we have done is to ensure that the Select Committee has information on the sectoral analyses that the Government have conducted, which is an important step taken in response to a motion of the House.

Stephen Kinnock Portrait Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab)
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In his letter of 2 November, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), the Chair of the Select Committee, wrote:

“once the material has been provided to the committee, I would be very happy to discuss with you any particular concerns you may have about publication of parts of the material so that the committee can take these into account in making its decision on release.”

On 27 November, the Secretary of State wrote:

“we have received no assurances from the committee regarding how any information passed will be used.”

Does the Minister agree that that letter is a blatant misrepresentation of what was agreed and that the Secretary of State should withdraw that remark and apologise for it to my right hon. Friend?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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No, I do not.