Tweet Sir James Duddridge is the Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East. Recent appearances in Parliament:
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates That is clearly a very important issue. It is one of the issues that I looked at when I was on the border.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates First, I have not said what is or is not in the non-papers. As a Minister, I see all the papers I need to see.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates I thank the hon. Lady. It is important that, as well as my saying it, Government communications rebut the inaccuracy.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates To clarify, the Government have no plans to put in those checks. We clearly cannot compel the Irish Government to do or not do anything.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates I thank the hon. Gentleman for his continued support and thoughts on this issue.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates Unlike the hon. Lady, I do not want to put a border in Northern Ireland or in Scotland. I believe full-heartedly in the Union.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates We are trying to get Stormont back up and working.
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates I do not want to get into the detail of the actual proposal, but I will say that while there are not cameras across the whole of the border,
Irish Border: Customs Arrangements | Commons debates I have been very clear that there will be no infrastructure on the border.