Leaving the EU Economic and Social Effect 2020-02-05
2020-02-05
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MP Wes Streeting inquires about the economic and social impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland, seeking clarity on the Government's assessment.
What recent assessment has his Department made of the (a) economic and (b) social effects on Northern Ireland of the UK leaving the EU? The Prime Minister got a majority to deliver the Brexit he wanted, but can he deliver on his promise that there would be no forms and no checks—no barriers of any kind—not just between Great Britain and Northern Ireland but between the north of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland?
The protocol provides important protections in that respect. Of course we will be working through the Joint Committee, and through the legislation that has been promised with the “New Decade, New Approach” agreement, to deliver on those promises.
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