Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Borders: Northern Ireland

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Commission's position on renegotiating the Irish backstop.

Answer

The Government has been consistently clear in its intention to leave the EU in an orderly way on the basis of a negotiated agreement, and to do so in a way that ensures no hard border on the island of Ireland on a permanent basis.

The European Commission acts in negotiations in accordance with the position taken by the European Council, whose last expressed position on renegotiation of the Withdrawal Agreement is set out in the April 10 European Council Conclusions.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL17276
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Borders Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Brexit
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Borders: Northern Ireland

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