Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments Debate

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Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

David Jones Excerpts
Tuesday 28th November 2017

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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The hon. Gentleman reinforces a point that has been made by many of my hon. Friends. As I said, we will give that due consideration. He is right that we need to ensure that we protect the absolute national interest in this process by ensuring that information that is sensitive in the negotiations remains confidential.

David Jones Portrait Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con)
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In all my hon. Friend’s dealings with his European Union counterparts, has he ever formed the view that they pay no heed to the proceedings of this House and, indeed, have no interest in the contents of any documents that may be produced for any of its Select Committees?

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Walker
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My right hon. Friend makes an interesting suggestion. I would say that the proceedings of this House—certainly as they are reported by the press—are sometimes of great interest to our continental colleagues, but I do take his point.