European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — House of Commons, 2017-11-14
Topic: International Affairs
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (Labour, Centre-left): With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 79, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, at end insert— "(2) Regulations under section 19(2) bringing into force subsection (1) may not be made until the Prime Minister is satisfied that resolutions have been passed by the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly signifying consent to the commencement of subsection (1)." This amendment would make the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 on exit day conditional on the Prime Minister gaining consent from the devolved legislatures. Clause 1 stand part Government amendments 383 and 381 Amendment 386, in clause 14, page 10, line 25, leave out from "means" to "(and" in line 26 and insert "the time specified by an Act of Parliament approving the final terms of withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU" This amendment would require ‘exit day’ to be specified, for all purposes, in a separate bill seeking approval for the final terms of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. It would therefore have the effect of requiring a statute on the withdrawal terms - whatever they might be - to be passed by Parliament before ‘exit day’. Amendment 43, page 10, line 25, leave out "a Minister of the Crown may by regulations" and insert "Parliament may by a majority approval in both Houses" This amendment together with Amendments 44 and 45 would empower Parliament to control the length and basic terms of transitional arrangements, and would allow Parliament to start the clock on the sunset clauses within the Bill. Amendment 6, page 10, line 26, at end insert "but exit day must be the same day for the purposes of every provision of this Act." To prevent the creation of different exit days for different parts of the Act by SI. Government amendment 382 Amendment 387, page 11, line 24, leave out from "Act" to end of line 32 and insert "references to before, after or on exit day, or to beginning with exit day, are to be read as references to before, after or at the time specified by an Act of Parliament approving the final terms of withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU" This amendment is consequential on Amendment 386 and ensures that references to exit day in the Bill and other legislation operate correctly in relation to the time as well as the date of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU. Amendment 44, page 11, line 25, leave out "a Minister of the Crown" and insert "Parliament" This amendment together with Amendments 43 and 45 would empower Parliament to control the length and basic terms of transitional arrangements, and would allow Parliament to start the clock on the sunset clauses within the Bill. Amendment 45, page 11, line 30, leave out "a Minister of the Crown" and insert "Parliament" This amendment together with Amendments 43 and 44 would empower Parliament to control the length and basic terms of transitional arrangements, and would allow Parliament to start the clock on the sunset clauses within the Bill. Amendment 81, in clause 19, page 14, line 32, at end insert— "(a) section 1(2);" This amendment is a consequential amendment resulting from Amendments 78, 79 and 80 to Clause 1 requiring the Prime Minister to reach an agreement on EEA and Customs Union membership, to gain the consent of the devolved legislatures and to report on the effect leaving the EU will have on the block grant before implementing section 1 of this Act.