Article 50 Debate

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Bill Esterson

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Article 50

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Defence Estate
Monday 7th November 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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My hon. Friend is exactly right. Of course, any negotiator of any substance would recognise that, as indeed does the EU, which is why we are pursuing our strategy of giving the broad outline but not the details.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
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I presume that one of the reasons the Secretary of State used to believe in publishing a White Paper was that he wanted to ensure that business had confidence in the economy of this country. He will know that in the past week both the Japanese and Indian chambers of commerce have expressed grave concern about the current uncertainty and the situation’s impact on the confidence of international investors. Why does he not go ahead with publishing his White Paper and set out a plan so that international investors can have the confidence they need to continue investing in this country?

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