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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

I thank the right hon. Lady—I mean the hon. Lady—for her kind words. Why she is not right honourable escapes me! Perhaps that will be remedied soon.

One of the important things to remember about the sifting committee, as she reminded me yesterday, is that if, as I suspect, there will be eight Government members and eight Opposition members, the Chair, who will be appointed, will only cast a vote in the event of a tie. That is the very effective check and balance built into the committee. Yes, it might be—will be—a Government Chair, but if all eight Opposition members vote and the seven non-Chair Government members vote, the Chair will not come into play. He or she will only come into play in the event of a tied vote.