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Brexit: Preparedness for EU Exit

Private notice question on Thursday, 25 October 2018, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town. The answering member was Lord Callanan.
Lords private notice question on whether they will reassess their level of preparedness for not reaching a negotiated agreement with the EU in the light of the report by the National Audit Office, The UK border: preparedness for EU exit, published on 24 October.

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Reference

793 cc972-6 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 793 c972 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice.

Lord Callanan | 793 c973 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, extensive work to prepare for no deal has been under way for two years. Robust plans ar...


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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 793 c973 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Prime Minister said no deal is better than a bad deal, but now the NAO says the bor...

Lord Callanan | 793 c973 (Link to this contribution)

I am not sure what the noble Baroness is asking us to do here. We do not want no deal, but as a r...

Baroness Ludford | 793 c973 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, does not this damning report from the National Audit Office perfectly make the case for...

Lord Callanan | 793 c973 (Link to this contribution)

As the noble Baroness is aware, we have already had the a people’s vote and the people voted to l...

Lord Lamont of Lerwick | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

Has my noble friend noted the statement this week by President Macron of France in which he said ...

Lord Callanan | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

My noble friend makes a very good point. We know that the French National Assembly and the French...

Lord Butler of Brockwell | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the NAO report states that the border systems cannot be ready in time for a no deal. Is...

Lord Callanan | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

We are putting in place the responses necessary in case of no deal. We have decided to prioritise...

Lord Campbell-Savours | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

Is not the reality that with up to 500 box trailers per hour going through Dover alone—2.5 millio...

Lord Callanan | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

We are looking at all of the potential implications. We are discussing with partners such as port...

Lord Wigley | 793 c974 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, if the NAO’s warnings are correct, is it not crass stupidity for the Government not to ...

Lord Callanan | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

As the noble Lord is aware, that is not a decision that we can make ourselves. We would have to a...

Lord Lilley | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, can my noble friend confirm—since I am sure that, like me, he has in fact read the repo...

Lord Callanan | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

My noble friend makes some good points but I repeat the point that it is the responsible thing to...

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am not sure if the Minister was present earlier at Question Time when my noble friend...

Lord Callanan | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

I did not hear the response to the earlier Question. This Private Notice Question was tabled at r...

Baroness Randerson | 793 c975 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the lack of preparedness that the report outlines will inevitably lead to delays and so...

Lord Callanan | 793 c976 (Link to this contribution)

We are undertaking extensive preparations, including discussions with local authorities and port ...

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