Written Question
Thursday 24th January 2019
Asked by:
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Government continues to plan for all eventualities. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State remain in regular contact and, along with the rest of Cabinet, agreed to progress with the next phase of our no deal plans. The Chancellor remains committed, allocating £1.5billion for EU Exit preparations in all scenarios in 2018/19 and 2019/20; this was subsequently increased by £0.5bn for 2019/20 in the 2018 Budget, meaning the government will have invested over £4 billion in preparing for EU exit since 2016.
Written Question
Thursday 24th January 2019
Asked by:
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op) - Glasgow North East)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK negotiating a permanent UK-EU customs union.
Answered by Robin Walker
We will not enter a Customs Union because it would not respect the result of the referendum and would not allow for an independent trade policy. The partnership we are seeking with the EU will include an ambitious customs arrangement between the UK and EU, and the trading relationship on goods will be as ambitious as possible. There will be no tariffs, fees, charges, or quotas.
Both the EU and UK have been clear that our future partnership will respect the development of an independent UK trade policy beyond the economic partnership with the EU.
This would not be possible in the customs union.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes
"As a birthday present next week, I am looking forward to voting down this terrible deal, which will lead the country into a much worse position than it is in currently. Will the Minister confirm that it is not the case that, by default, this country will then drop out …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Leaving the EU: No Deal
"My right hon. and learned Friend is making a very powerful speech about the absurd lack of leadership from the Government on this critical issue facing our country. Does he recognise that a cross-party letter, which was published on Monday and organised by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Leaving the EU: No Deal
"The Minister mentions the need for certainty. Let us create some degree of certainty now and rule out the disastrous proposition of a no deal. Under no circumstances can the Government allow it. At least 19 of his Tory colleagues agree that no deal cannot be a proposition that can …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Dec 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Statutory Obligations on Ministers
"I think we all have a fairly shrewd idea that no amount of sugar-coating is going to salvage this deal. It is dead in the water and is highly likely to fail when it does meet the test of a parliamentary vote. Given that that is the situation, what contingencies …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Dec 2018
EU Exit: Article 50
"It is the will of this House that there is a no-deal Brexit and the Government’s policy is also that, so the Secretary of State is perhaps premature in saying that it is not Government policy to revoke article 50. Surely, if faced without option, where there is only going …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jul 2018
EU: Future Relationship White Paper
"Paragraph 55 of the White Paper, on page 95, states—without a hint of irony—
“The Government has already demonstrated during the passage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill that it will actively engage with suggestions from both Houses about the oversight of secondary legislation, adapting scrutiny arrangements as appropriate, and recognising …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Jul 2018
Leaving the EU: Implications for Scotland
"As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing this debate on what is a fundamentally important issue.
We are leaving the European Union—that much is clear. The discussion that we should …..."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Jul 2018
Leaving the EU: Implications for Scotland
"I am happy to give way on that point...."Paul Sweeney - View Speech
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