Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - Feb 20
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 08:30
Extract from second reading debate (Lords) of the European
Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Lord Wallace of Saltaire
(LD):...Boris Johnson, meanwhile, is making speeches in India and
the Gulf promising that an increasing proportion of our Armed
Forces will in future be deployed east of Suez, as far away from
Europe as possible, and last week he was in the Gambia proclaiming
the revival of the Commonwealth while the Canadian Prime Minister
was visiting Brussels and Strasbourg to...Request free trial
Extract from second
reading debate (Lords) of the European Union (Notification of
Withdrawal) Bill
(LD):..., meanwhile, is making speeches
in India and the Gulf promising that an increasing proportion of
our Armed Forces will in future be deployed east of Suez, as far
away from Europe as possible, and last week he was in the Gambia
proclaiming the revival of the Commonwealth while the Canadian
Prime Minister was visiting Brussels and Strasbourg to
celebrate Canada’s trade agreement with the European
Union. The Prime Minister says that we must be a world power but
that none of us must be citizens of that world. I cannot recall a
point in my lifetime when British foreign policy has been as
incoherent as it is today...
(CB):..The
economic impact of leaving has been less than expected so far, but
it is now clear that when we leave we will not have full access to
the single market and will have fewer migrants. Therefore, the
longer-term effects, once we have left, will be negative—that is,
it is likely that the economy will grow more slowly than it would
have done had we stayed as a member. Some believe that this will be
offset by free-trade deals with non-EU countries. As my former boss
the noble Lord, , will know, I am an
unashamed free trader and believe that it will be fairly easy to do
deals with countries such as Canada. However, when you look at the
facts, it is hard to see how such deals could offset the costs of
losing full access to the single market in terms of both zero
tariffs and non-tariff barriers, and I worry that future
regulations, set only by the EU 27, will worsen our competitive
position...
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Extract from Westminster
Hall debate on President Trump: State Visit
(Gordon) (SNP):...Like
the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau is relatively new to his office,
yet he has demonstrated how to pursue a business relationship while
keeping Canada’s integrity intact. The Prime Minister
should take note and rescind the state visit before any more
embarrassment and division is caused in this country...
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