Extracts from Lords debate on EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - Jan 8
Saturday, 9 January 2021 10:29
Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Con) [V]:...Like so many, not just in
this country, I was relieved that at the last hour this deal was
agreed. I was also delighted to hear that border fluidity between
Gibraltar and Spain seems to have been resolved satisfactorily. We
must also not forget our other overseas territories whose trade and
financing could be adversely affected by our leaving the European
Union. Of course, there will be many loose ends to tie up, to say
the least. Time precludes me from...Request free trial
(Con) [V]:...Like so many, not just in this
country, I was relieved that at the last hour this deal was agreed.
I was also delighted to hear that border fluidity between Gibraltar
and Spain seems to have been resolved satisfactorily. We must also
not forget our other overseas territories whose trade and
financing could be adversely affected by our leaving the European
Union. Of course, there will be many loose ends to tie up, to say
the least. Time precludes me from raising more than one issue, so I
will cover one area I have a particular interest in. Here I draw
attention to my deputy chairmanship of the Human Trafficking
Foundation...
(Con) [V]: My Lords, I will
focus on the two land borders that we now have with the EU through
our overseas territories in Gibraltar
and the often forgotten sovereign base areas in Cyprus...
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