Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
"I am pleased that the policy has not changed, but why is the Secretary of State changing the legislation?..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th January 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the potential effect of the Withdrawal Agreement on the Northern Ireland economy.
Answered by James Duddridge
I regularly meet with my predecessor, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to discuss the deal, including the new Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, and will continue to do so.
As the Prime Minister has said, beyond the changes introduced by the Protocol, there will be no changes to GB-NI trade. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK’s customs territory.
Written Question
Monday 28th October 2019
Asked by:
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to page 7 of the Political Declaration, whether the appropriate and modern rules of origin proposed will apply to UK manufactured goods being exported to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by James Duddridge
The revised Political Declaration makes clear that a future ‘ambitious, broad, deep and flexible’ relationship will have a ‘comprehensive and balanced’ Free Trade Agreement at its core.
Any new Rules of Origin commitments will be a matter for future negotiations, but the Government will work with industry to ensure an outcome is reached that represents business interests across the UK.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
"I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for focusing attention on manufacturing. Is it his assessment that this deal would lead to new rules of origin checks and other red tape on UK manufacturers exporting to the EU?..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements
"I think that the Minister is seeking to assure us that there will not be any customs posts, checks or controls anywhere at or near the border...."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements
"But the Prime Minister has said this morning that Irish customs checks will be the reality after Brexit. So where will the checks envisaged by the Prime Minister take place?..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"1. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on a public vote on the terms of the UK’s future relationship with the EU. ..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I am sorry to hear that. Brexit was supposed to deliver frictionless trade, the exact same benefits as the single market and the customs union and an extra £350 million a week for the NHS, but the Prime Minister was not able to deliver and any actual Brexit deal will …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"The hon. Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) is absolutely right. The Prime Minister failed in her aim to secure a continuing place for the UK on the European Data Protection Board, which oversees GDPR. Is it not a profoundly unsatisfactory aspect of the Prime Minister’s deal that, in that area …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Next month, it will be three years since the referendum. Does the Minister regard the referendum choice as binding for all time? Does he not recognise that at some point it will be necessary to go back to the people and ask whether they still think leaving the EU is …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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