The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill was passed to the House of Lords following its journey through the House of Commons. The first Reading, in the House of Lords, was held on 9 January 2020, with the 2nd Reading on 13 January 2020. The Committee Stage was held on the 14-16 January 2020 during which numerous […]
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Today (June 26 2018) the EU (Withdrawal) Bill received Royal Assent from Her Majesty the Queen and became an Act of Parliament. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-eu-withdrawal-bill-receives-royal-assent Statement from the Department for Exiting the European Union: This historic Act will make sure the UK’s laws – entwined with over 40 years of EU law – continue to work from […]
As a result of the decision of the Supreme Court requiring Parliamentary approval to invoke Article 50, the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17 was introduced to Parliament by David Davis on 26 January 2017. https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0132/17132.pdf Other documents can be found at http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/europeanunionnotificationofwithdrawal/documents.html A briefing paper from the House of Commons Library is available […]