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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend in the Government on their statement that there will be pragmatism in applying this system. However, what contingency plans are there or could there be in place should there be a major IT failure which prevents somebody, for example, who wants to rent …..."
Baroness Altmann - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, very briefly, I want to add my support to the thrust of these amendments. I express sympathy with my noble friend the Minister. I suspect that, having listened to the arguments around the House, he would very much welcome the opportunity to try to keep to the manifesto …..."
Baroness Altmann - View Speech

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Written Question
Brexit: Northern Ireland
Monday 16th July 2018

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to reassure Northern Irish businesses that their operations will not be interrupted if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.

Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank

The Government has agreed a detailed proposal for a UK-EU free trade area which will establish a common rule book for industrial goods and agricultural products and maintain high standards in these areas.

This proposal will protect jobs and livelihoods and ensure that both sides meet their commitments to Northern Ireland and Ireland through the overall future relationship, whilst retaining the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom and respecting the result of the referendum. Further details are set out in the White Paper.

We are confident that this proposal will work for the UK and the EU and look forward to productive discussions. As a responsible Government we will also continue to prepare for a range of outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.