Leaving the EU: Assessment of Implications

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at on 4 June 2019.

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Photo of Patrick Grady Patrick Grady SNP Chief Whip

What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the UK leaving the EU.

Photo of Paul Maynard Paul Maynard The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The Government continue to believe that leaving with a deal is the best outcome for the UK. For my Department, this means seeking a new agreement on civil digital co-operation as well as a future security partnership that protects our shared law enforcement and criminal justice capabilities.

Photo of Patrick Grady Patrick Grady SNP Chief Whip

The Minister is doing a great job at the Dispatch Box. Does he agree with the Home Affairs Committee that, in the event of no deal, being forced to rely on the 1957 convention on extradition rather than the European arrest warrant would be a “catastrophic outcome”? Does he therefore agree that the next Prime Minister, whoever that might be, should rule out the UK crashing out of Europe without a deal?

Photo of Paul Maynard Paul Maynard The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

We have always made it clear that we do not seek a no deal. We have also made it clear that any future security partnership with the EU would have to include protecting our shared law enforcement elements as well as the criminal justice capabilities. If this can technically be done and it is lawful, there is no reason why it should be left out of any future security agreement.