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Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

No. Okay. I thought my hon. Friend was poised to come in with a trenchant point. I am sure that she has one, and that she is saving it up till later.

The Government have brought forward a Bill that is needed simply because they have chosen to adopt one of the more extreme Brexit options open to them: settling for no deal whatsoever or coming out of the customs union. In those circumstances, it is clear that they will need to provide the legislation that is set out in this Bill and that trade remedies will need to be in place. I have put to the Minister some specific questions about whether he can demonstrate that the Bill will not impose an additional red tape burden on businesses and whether the trade remedies that he is advocating in the Bill are

likely to be more effective for the United Kingdom than the ones currently available to us through the European Union. With that, I will happily sit down.

8.35 pm

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

634 cc106-7 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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