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HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainThese are not customs controls; they are administrative checks that need to be made because of single market rules and single market membership. They are the result of…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainI have made the point a number of times that we will work with the EU and the Irish authorities to make sure that these interventions and processes are as smooth and pain-free as…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainThe noble Lord speaks with great authority on these points. We accept that we have compromised with the European Union to get a deal. We think that these arrangements will be…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainFirst, the noble Baroness is wrong: there will be no tariffs on goods from Northern Ireland to the UK. We have agreed these arrangements because of the unique situation of…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given in the other place earlier today by my right honourable friend the Secretary…24 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy noble friend asks some good questions. The answer is complicated. If the terms of the withdrawal agreement itself were to be altered by amendment, the effect would be that we…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made today in another place by my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Statement…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given in the other place earlier today by my right honourable friend the Secretary…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI thank the noble Baroness for her questions. On her first point, the deadline is not self-imposed; 31 October is the legal default. I must say, I am delighted to hear her…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitThese are of course matters that the usual channels will wish to discuss.21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI said that we will publish an impact assessment but that the economic impact of the Bill is very difficult to assess because it depends on the negotiations for a future free…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe noble Baroness is correct that we want to see a best-in-class free trade agreement. That should be relatively straightforward to negotiate, and we believe that it can be done…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI can certainly assure the noble Lord that we have had extensive discussions and that planning has taken place with the security services to ensure that they have all the data…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank the noble Lord for his comments. It is indeed common sense that we prepare for that eventuality. It seems to be a common sense that escapes a number of Members in this…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I suppose we are getting into the semantics of what “done” means here. It will be done in the terms that we will have left the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsAfter my experience with Commissioner Timmermans, I do not think I am going to get into “Dad’s Army” analogies any further. We want to get Brexit done by 31 October. We have…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI said that we will publish an impact assessment. As I said in response to an earlier question, it is difficult to model the precise economic impact, bearing in mind how difficult…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitWe await the publication of the Bill later this evening. I am sure that the various organs of the House that wish to do so will have the opportunity to look at the provisions.21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I cannot believe that I am being lectured about sloganeering by the Liberal Democrats. I would repeat the slogan that they gave us on…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitYes, we have certainly discussed many aspects of it with the Government of Wales.21 Oct 2019