Extract from remaining stages (Commons) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Sep 29
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 08:51
Taiwo Owatemi (Coventry North West) (Lab):...Coventry North West
and the west midlands in general stand to lose the most from the
Government playing fast and loose with both UK and international
law. A University of Oxford study found that car production could
halve by the middle of the next decade if the UK crashes out of the
EU with no deal. We are already losing manufacturing jobs in
Rolls-Royce Annesley, so what is next? We have so many thriving
small businesses in Coventry North West,...Request free trial
(Coventry North West) (Lab):...Coventry North West and
the west midlands in general stand to lose the most from the
Government playing fast and loose with both UK and international
law. A University of Oxford study found that car production could
halve by the middle of the next decade if the UK crashes out of the
EU with no deal. We are already losing manufacturing jobs in
Rolls-Royce Annesley, so what is
next? We have so many thriving small businesses in Coventry North
West, but the Bill does not serve them and makes a catastrophic
no-deal Brexit more likely. Nor does it serve our health and social
care sector, and my caseload attests to the fact that the
Government do not have their eye on the ball. Breaking
international law will severely impact the UK’s
ability to negotiate trade agreements with countries that set a
higher bar, as well as to protect the health sector and public
health in the UK and to enhance health globally...
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