It gives me no assurance if the Government’s commitment is to ensure compliance with the Windsor framework, because it is the Windsor framework that imposes EU law on Northern Ireland. Because the tobacco directive is one of the laws listed in annex 2 that continue to apply to Northern Ireland, it could trump this Bill. There is no point in the Government saying to this House, or to my constituents, that they will abide by the Windsor framework, because the Windsor framework binds us to EU law. It is only by setting it aside that we can have liberty.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jim Allister
(Traditional Unionist Voice)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 November 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
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