Brexit: No-deal Preparations Debate
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Lord Cormack
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(5 years, 1 month ago)
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Baroness Goldie (Con)
My Lords, I am sorry. The noble Lord was not in for the repeat of the Statement.
Lord Cormack (Con)
My Lords, I stress that I very much hope the deal will be accepted in the other place. If it is not, given the overwhelming view in both Houses that we should not leave without a deal, would it not then be sensible to use the delay requested by the Prime Minister to have some indicative votes in the other place and come together on a deal that can command parliamentary support? I hope that is not necessary—I support the Prime Minister—but if the Commons rejects it again, that would surely be the prudent way forward.
Lord Callanan
That would depend on whether the EU was prepared to agree an extension in such circumstances. If so, we would need to table some secondary legislation in both Houses, on which there will be further opportunity for discussion in this House.