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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"I completely agree with the right hon. Lady. The former Brexit Secretary seems to be arguing that because companies trade across borders that involve customs checks, we should rip up our customs-free borders. He is saying that because those trades take place, it is okay somehow to add costs to …..."
Yvette Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"Let me just deal with new clause 36. If the Government are saying that they will accept it, I do not understand how that does not rip a hole right through their White Paper. New clause 36 explicitly states that we cannot collect customs and excise duties at the border …..."
Yvette Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"I think that the right hon. and learned Gentleman is right on two counts. First, I think that this inconsistency and buckling in the face of objections from what I consider to be an unrepresentative group is the wrong approach. Secondly, I think that these customs arrangements are immensely important...."
Yvette Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"No, I will not, because there is a time limit and I want to finish my speech early so that others can contribute.

Members who oppose any form of customs union are underestimating the significance of rules of origin checks which, according to the Government’s own analysis, can burden businesses …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"That is really flipped logic. The hon. Gentleman is effectively saying, “They do not have to do the checks because they can all just pay the tariffs.” Why on earth are we going through this whole process in the first place if all we are going to get is a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"I would caution the right hon. Gentleman against dismissing the rules of origin checks. There is a huge worry about the burden that they will impose on small businesses in particular. There is a big difference between large and small businesses in this regard. It might be worth large businesses …..."
Yvette Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"I will give way once more, but I am conscious of the time...."
Yvette Cooper - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jul 2018
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

"The hon. Lady is right. We need to address the wider issues relating to friction at the border as well.

Let me say something about the Government’s facilitated customs arrangement. I understand what Ministers are trying to do and that they are trying to square a circle. They are trying …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jun 2018
Windrush: 70th Anniversary

"I welcome the powerful tribute that my hon. Friend is making to the Windrush generation and the source of pride that the Windrush generation should be, right across the country. She has raised the injustices faced not just in the past but, outrageously, still today by some from the Windrush …..."
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Written Question
Revenue and Customs: Closures
Monday 4th June 2018

Asked by: Yvette Cooper (Labour - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) postcodes and (c) year of closure of the HMRC offices that have closed in each year between 2010 and 2018.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to the Member for Wrexham on 16 May 2018.