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HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank the noble Earl for his persistence in this matter. He is quite right to raise these important issues, and I commend the work he has done in this area. We will of course…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsWe will abide by the law and of course we accept all court judgments.08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI do not have the figures for the number of organisations in front of me, but I will gladly write to the right reverend Prelate with them. But we have given guarantees to…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsWe have been liaising extensively with the Northern Ireland Civil Service, and indeed—the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, will be pleased to know—with the Welsh Government and the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe noble Viscount makes a good point. I am reminded of the famous quote that an independent is a guy who wants to take the politics out of politics. I am not sure that we will…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy noble friend speaks on this subject with great authority. I entirely understand his point, but from his knowledge he will also understand why I cannot go any further than the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI am always suspicious when anyone gets up and says, “This is a factual question”. The noble Lord knows very well that it is impossible to put numbers on these issues—it depends…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThis is an area that we shall have to look at if there is a fiscal event organised by the Chancellor later this year. The economy, however, is in great shape: we have unemployment…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe noble Baroness is a doughty defender of the services sector, and rightly so; it makes an invaluable contribution to the UK. The distinction is that we will be able to regulate…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI suspect that the noble Lord and I will not agree on this one. We think that the referendum result needs to be respected.08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI can certainly confirm that traffic coming into the country will flow smoothly, because we have said we will prioritise flow over checking. We hope that the French authorities…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, with the leave of the House I will repeat a Statement made today by my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in another place. The Statement…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments and questions. I say to my opposite number, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, that what I found interesting about…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe record will show what the noble Baroness said. I wrote down that she said it was unlawful to leave without a deal, which, as she has now correctly said, is not the case. That…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsOne of the challenges of Brexit is internal security. We have done a huge amount of work on that behind the scenes. It is disappointing that the EU seems to be refusing to discuss…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI answered a question earlier on this business and I fully accept that the challenges of a no-deal exit are particularly acute for various meat and livestock sectors. We are aware…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy noble friend makes some good points. We have put a huge amount of work in to make sure that traffic continues to flow freely through the Channel ports.08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI think it was a UK referendum, not just a Conservative referendum. We are committed to honouring the result. I entirely understand the position of the Liberal Democrats: they…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI have to give the noble Lord 10 out of 10 for persistence. We have been around this course a number of times. I will give him the same answer I gave in the debates and the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsWith respect to the noble Lord’s first question, I will not go further than the answer I gave to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges. I take the point made by the noble Lords, but when…08 Oct 2019