Baroness Ludford
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Future Relationship with the EU
Baroness Ludford Excerpts(3 years, 4 months ago)
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The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord True) (Con)
My Lords, discussions are continuing as we are enjoying our session here.
Baroness Ludford (LD) [V]
That was rather a short answer. My Lords, Tobias Ellwood MP, the Conservative chairman of the Defence Committee, has warned that no deal will imperil Tory prospects at the next general election. Maybe that, if not the will of the country, will motivate the Prime Minister. My own priorities include security. When asked about access to EU databases, the Paymaster-General told the other place:
“We will be gaining access to new information via safety and security declarations.”—[Official Report, Commons, 10/12/20; col. 997.]
I think that is a reference to movement of goods. Can the Minister tell me what on earth those declarations have to do with cross-border policing?
Lord True (Con)
I must tell the noble Baroness that negotiations are continuing. As I have said to the House, we are confident that good security co-operation between the United Kingdom and our friends in the European Union will continue, whatever the outcome.