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Written Question
Belfast Agreement
Wednesday 15th May 2019

Asked by: Lady Hermon (Independent - North Down)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will publish the legal advice on the effect of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement on the Belfast Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by David Lidington

On 5 December, the Government published the Attorney General’s advice to Cabinet on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exiting-the-eu-publication-of-legal-advice.

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UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"May I ask the right hon. and learned Gentleman, ever so gently, to reflect on the fact that what he and the Labour party are proposing to do today is causing considerable anxiety among many businesses in Northern Ireland, because they want certainty? It is also, I believe, causing considerable …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2019
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"The Prime Minister should spell it out to the House that if we do not agree a deal tonight, all the arguments that we have heard, including the Attorney General’s advice on the backstop, become academic. We will not even enter into the implementation period and begin work on the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2019
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2019
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