A number of documents were issued on 22 October 2019 by the Department for Exiting the EU including Fact Sheets and Impact Assessments related to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is required to ratify the Withdrawal Agreement, as agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and implement […]
Category: EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill 2019-20
The Government attempted to fast-track the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 through Parliament. The proposed timetable was rejected by MPs on 22 October 2019 following a vote with 308 in favour and 322 against. Hansard: http://bit.ly/2MFGtV9 European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (PROGRAMME) Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the […]
The 2nd Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 was held on Tuesday 22 October 2019. No amendments were selected by the Speaker. The debate was opened by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson: Hansard: http://bit.ly/35ZfoE8 I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. We come together now, in […]
Monday 21 October 2019 John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, again prevented the Government from bringing forward a motion for MPs to debate and vote on whether to accept the recently agreed deal between the UK and the EU, using a convention dating back to 1604. “First, I have to judge whether the […]
The Department for Exiting the European Union issued a Press Release as a Withdrawal Agreement Bill was introduced to Parliament on 21 October 2019. The bill will implement the new deal agreed with the EU in UK law. The Government has today introduced its landmark Brexit bill, which enshrines the new deal we have negotiated […]