Proceeding contribution from Anna Soubry (Change UK - The Independent Group) in the House of Commons on Monday, 9 September 2019. It occurred during Emergency debate on European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law).
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (Rule of Law)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is this in order? I think we all want to know who is going to reply for the Government. If it is the Foreign Secretary, many of us will find that surprising. Given the content of the motion, which is all about the rule of law, why is one of Her Majesty’s Law Officers, either the Secretary of State for Justice or the Attorney General, not replying on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government? Mr Speaker, I appreciate that you cannot answer on behalf of the Government, as much as I suppose you would like to, but this is a very serious matter, and a Law Officer should be answering the arguments being put forward in this debate.
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- Prime Minister Ministers Negotiations Rule of law Brexit UK relations with EU
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- European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019
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