Leaving the Eu: Implementation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:35 pm on 29 January 2018.

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Photo of Emma Reynolds Emma Reynolds Labour, Wolverhampton North East 3:35, 29 January 2018

The Select Committee on Exiting the European Union visited Dublin last week, and every Minister and indeed politician we met stressed the need to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. Last Wednesday, the Secretary of State told our Committee that regulatory alignment, as agreed last year, applies to only six areas. On Thursday, the Irish Government told us that it would apply to 142 areas, as proposed by the British Government. Which is it, six or 142?