Verbatim report of proceedings

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 - Strasbourg

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 12 and 13 December 2019 (debate)

  Robert Rowland (NI), blue-card question. – Madam President, I would just like to ask Ms Scott Cato what empirical proof she has that the end of the transition period when we will be leaving the European Union – hopefully on a Canada-plus style trade deal – will result in a cliff edge when, as far as I’m aware, she does not have any degree in economics. And maybe she has some business experience that will give some empirical proof that that would be the case? So I was wondering whether you could answer that question, why you’re so certain that the United Kingdom will suffer as a result of a ...

(The President cut off the speaker)