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Does the Minister not agree that mutual enforcement is, in principle, about using what already exists in terms of trade?

I will try to be as brief as possible, to allow others to speak.

I thought the hon. and learned Member might tempt me down that road.

The real point is getting rid of the Irish sea checks; it is anathema that one part of the United Kingdom is now treated separately from the

I will try to be as brief as possible, to allow others to speak.

The real point is getting rid of the Irish sea checks; it is anathema that one part of the United Kingdom is now treated separately from the

I thought the hon. and learned Member might tempt me down that road.

The right hon. Gentleman is addressing an important part of the Bill’s purpose—from all the rhetorical issues right down to hard tacks.

The right hon. Gentleman is addressing an important part of the Bill’s purpose—from all the rhetorical issues right down to hard tacks.

We are moving slightly into the ridiculous; may I bring us back to the main point? The purpose of the Bill that the hon.