I thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is certainly in full flow. It is important to strip this debate back to the businesses currently impacted by the protocol. We cannot look ahead of ourselves. Wilson’s Country and Glens of Antrim Potatoes cannot bring seed potatoes in to Northern Ireland from Scotland, and that will ultimately damage the potato industry in Northern Ireland in future years. AJ Power in my own constituency has said that the increase in costs is sixfold and is likely to be more when the UK Government input reduces. My hon. Friend makes an important point that those issues are impacting businesses now, and therefore we need this Bill to resolve some of them.
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Carla Lockhart
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 July 2022.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
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