UK Internal Market: White Paper Debate

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Arrangement of Business

UK Internal Market: White Paper

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Arrangement of Business
Wednesday 29th July 2020

(3 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I think it is fairly self-evident that we are committed to having unfettered access for goods from Northern Ireland to the UK single market, and this legislation will help to underpin that.

Lord Wigley Portrait Lord Wigley (PC) [V]
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My Lords, clearly, it is important to get a UK single market working effectively, and that is seen by all four nations to be on a fair and transparent basis. However, does the Minister recognise that the acceptability of these proposals will depend on the credibility of any dispute resolution system? If so, will all four nations have an equal voice within such a system?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I hope there will not be any disputes, but if there are, they will be legal disputes and the correct forum for resolving those is the courts system. We have no intention of setting up an alternative dispute resolution procedure when we have one of the best and most efficient court systems in the world to resolve disputes.

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