Desmond Swayne
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UK/EU Future Economic Partnership
Desmond Swayne Excerpts(6 years, 1 month ago)
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The Prime Minister
The United States has expressed interest in a trade deal with us—so have a number of other countries around the world, such as Australia and others—but as I have said, and as the Environment Secretary and others have said, we remain committed to high animal welfare and environmental standards.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
Were a settlement close, how will the Prime Minister react to entreaties to delay departure by agreement within article 50?
The Prime Minister
It is our intention to ensure that we can negotiate what is necessary to negotiate within the time scale that is set within article 50.