Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:07 pm on 14 May 2018.

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Photo of Karin Smyth Karin Smyth Labour, Bristol South 7:07, 14 May 2018

I fail to understand why there is no co-operation, when 5.2 million tonnes of trade is going north-south and 3.4 million tonnes of trade is going south-north—I think that is the right way round. The movement of freight across the island of Ireland is clearly critical to both economies. It might help the right hon. Gentleman if we had the results of the mapping exercise mentioned in paragraph 47 of the joint report on phase 1 of the negotiations. There are 140 areas of agreement across the border, but the Government are refusing to let us see the results of that mapping exercise so that we can really understand the true impact across the whole island.