Leaving the EU Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Leaving the EU

Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Monday 9th July 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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The Government’s policy is very clear. I have set it out this afternoon. Further details will be in the White Paper. The Brexit Secretary looks forward to delivering on that Government policy.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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Will the Prime Minister assure me that we will not charge the EU any more for access to our markets than we would expect to be charged?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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One of the key features of the facilitated customs arrangement that people may not have seen is that we would recognise that the European Union would effectively be taking tariffs for UK goods that would enter other European Union countries to come to the United Kingdom. We would make sure that that was reflected in the arrangements that are made in relation to the facilitated customs arrangement.