The Government have not triggered Article 16—from early in the debate, I note my noble friend Lord Howard of Lympne. The position is that it would not solve the radical, fundamental problems with the protocol. It would treat only some symptoms without fixing those root causes. As my noble friend Lord Moylan explained to your Lordships, the problem lies in the protocol and not in its application.
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Stewart of Dirleton
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 October 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
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