The hon. Gentleman may be guilty of jumping quite a lot of steps in advance. There is no evidence that the people of Northern Ireland have any intention, at any time in the foreseeable future, of joining the Republic of Ireland. I think that this is a case of inventing theoretical problems to get in the way of what is a perfectly sensible process.
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Harper
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
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