It is on the point that the Minister just raised. If I heard him correctly, he just said that the Government were taking a power to prescribe which regulatory route should be chosen. Earlier, he said that it would be entirely a matter for businesses to determine which they chose. Just so the House is clear, the Minister is saying that it is a free choice unless the Government decide that it is not a free choice.
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 July 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
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