Committee of the Whole House (HC) and Debate on bill on Wednesday, 8 January 2020, in the House of Commons.

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Committee stage (second day). Clauses 18 to 37, Schedule 3 and new clauses 6, 11 to 15, 17, 21 to 26, 39 to 44, 47, 52 to 55, 57, 58, 60, 61 and 63 to 66, with amendments, debated. Clause 18, amendment 38, negatived on question. Clause 21, amendment 10, negatived on division (262 to 340). Clauses 18 to 36 and Schedule 3 ordered to stand part. Clause 37, amendment 4, negatived on division (252 to 348). Clause 37 ordered to stand part. New clause 6, negatived on division (251 to 347). New clause 55, negatived on division (262 to 337). Clauses 38 to 42 debated, with amendments. Clauses 38 to 42 and schedules 4 and 5 ordered to stand part. New clauses 2, 3, 8, 10, 16, 20, 27, 29 to 32, 35, 45, 46, 48 to 51, 59 and new schedule 1 debated. New clause 2, negatived on division (255 to 344). New clause 10, negatived on division (254 to 344). New clause 29, negatived on division (250 to 345). Bill reported, without amendment. To be read a third time tomorrow.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 669 cc388-547
Session: 2019-21
Department: Department for Exiting the European Union
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses; New schedules
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21
Thursday, 19 December 2019
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Gavin Robinson | 669 c419 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady’s points are appropriate and balanced. The right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sid...; Gavin Robinson | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Gavin Robinson | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is humble enough to recognise that he cannot make commitments on behalf of the Treas...; Gavin Robinson | 669 c438 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is making a powerful point about unfettered access to Great Britain for Nort...; Graham Stringer | 669 c483 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend tell me what definition of sovereignty he is using? It is completely confusin...; Jim Shannon | 669 c409 (Link to this contribution)
I want to put on record in Hansard that lots of people have contacted me by email about the issue...; Chris Stephens | 669 c490 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not the reality that in the last 20 years the advances in workers’ rights have come mainly ...; Chris Stephens | 669 c804 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister mentions the Taylor review. The European Parliament and Commission are debating simi...; Roger Gale | 669 cc389-405 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment 39, page 20, line 18, l...; Michael Tomlinson | 669 c506 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s tone and his acceptance of the result of the general election. In ...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c412 (Link to this contribution)
This obviously also relates to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and is of concern, perhaps in this C...; 669 c413 (Link to this contribution); 669 c1412 (Link to this contribution); Joanna Cherry | 669 c389 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move amendment 38, page 20, line 10, leave out “appropriate” and insert “necessary”.
...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c461 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 38, page 37, line 24, at end insert—
“and has been so...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 669 c492 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; Iain Duncan Smith | 669 c474 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making absolutely the right case about sovereignty. I mentioned Van Gend en Loo...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c420 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I, too, sat through yesterday’s debate, and that seemed to be...; Jeffrey M Donaldson | 669 c420 (Link to this contribution)
On transparency and reporting, it is important that Northern Ireland is represented on the propos...; James Duddridge | 669 cc528-9 (Link to this contribution)
Later in my speech, I will highlight areas where we are going to go further. Perhaps I will give ...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc511-3 (Link to this contribution)
As I said earlier, it is clear from the Conservative manifesto that the Government intend a rebal...; Chris Elmore | 669 c513 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. and learned Lady is making an important contribution, as she often does. This is not jus...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 669 cc505-6 (Link to this contribution)
As this is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box this year, I would like to thank my constituen...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 669 cc506-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to see the hon. Gentleman giving credit to past Labour Governments and their achie...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 669 c508 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I shall develop that point, because one issue is that the non...; Nick Thomas-Symonds | 669 c509 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the challenges, which are precisely what I wish to...; George Howarth | 669 cc890-3 (Link to this contribution)
Order. It is very kind of the Minister to say so, but I do not think that I can take any personal...; Chris Stephens | 669 c511 (Link to this contribution)
Many of those who advanced the leave cause during the referendum campaign said that one of the re...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c432 (Link to this contribution)
In the Scottish Parliament’s legal continuity Bill—which of course was struck down by the Supreme...; Robin Walker | 669 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I obviously pay heed to those points when they are raised, but I am told that the term “appropria...; Robert Neill | 669 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I have three points to make. First, perhaps the Minister could set out what those “better steps” ...; Robin Walker | 669 c432 (Link to this contribution)
I will absolutely come back to my hon. Friend on the latter point. There are a number of places i...; Philippa Whitford | 669 cc432-3 (Link to this contribution)
But this changes clause 8 in the original European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, which included li...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c421 (Link to this contribution)
That sounds like an eminently sensible idea.
The Opposition support the cross-party amendme...; Bambos Charalambous | 669 c421 (Link to this contribution)
The UK has already reneged on its commitment to the 480 child refugees who were due to come to th...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 cc421-3 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. This is about who we want to be as a country—who I believ...; Desmond Swayne | 669 c423 (Link to this contribution)
Throughout the proceedings yesterday the Labour Back Benches were empty. For half the time there ...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 cc423-4 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is well aware that the Labour party had leadership hustings last night a...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c424 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a powerful speech. She should ignore the jeers and concentrate on the for...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 cc424-5 (Link to this contribution)
I do agree with the hon. and learned Lady on that. I say again that that shows why we need this a...; Robin Walker | 669 cc425-6 (Link to this contribution)
Before I address the provisions we are debating, I wish to acknowledge the enormous hard work and...; Stephen Timms | 669 c426 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robin Walker | 669 cc426-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to take interventions as I address the amendments; perhaps the right hon. Gentleman wi...; Stephen Timms | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
The Government’s impact assessment for the Bill states:
“Goods moving from Great Britain to...; Robin Walker | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
It is clear that there are reporting requirements in the functioning of the protocol, but, as is ...; Simon Hoare | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister agree that it would be enormously helpful if the Government’s stance ensured th...; Robin Walker | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises an interesting and important point. As he will appreciate, I cannot necessa...; Robin Walker | 669 c427 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the hon. Gentleman, but I will need to make some progress so that he and his c...; Robin Walker | 669 cc427-8 (Link to this contribution)
As he always does, the hon. Gentleman makes his point powerfully. It is clear from the protocol t...; Stephen Farry | 669 c428 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to withdraw my amendments in the light of the Minister’s comments, but I ask him to re...; Robin Walker | 669 c428 (Link to this contribution)
I hear the hon. Gentleman’s point, which I am happy to look into, but my understanding is that un...; Sammy Wilson | 669 c428 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister not recognise the incompatibility of the two statements he has made? He wants t...; Roger Gale | 669 c429 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Before we proceed, let me provide this clarification. The Minister referred to withdrawing...; Robin Walker | 669 c429 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise, Sir Roger. I stand corrected.
I absolutely recognise the principle in the agre...; Karin Smyth | 669 c429 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robin Walker | 669 c429 (Link to this contribution)
I will take the hon. Lady’s intervention, and then I will have to limit interventions.; Karin Smyth | 669 c429 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the Minister’s comments on clause 24. I am a favoured, seasoned bureaucrat, and...; Robin Walker | 669 c430 (Link to this contribution)
I hear the hon. Lady’s point and I have great respect for the work she does in this space, but I ...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c430 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robin Walker | 669 c430 (Link to this contribution)
I will take an intervention from the hon. Lady on one of her own amendments.; Owen Paterson | 669 c430 (Link to this contribution)
I am listening very carefully to my hon. Friend’s comments. Does he agree that, as expressed in t...; Robin Walker | 669 cc430-1 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend speaks with considerable experience and passion on these issues. Of course I...; William Cash | 669 c431 (Link to this contribution)
I wish to ask my hon. Friend to reflect on one point. Under this Bill, the European Scrutiny Comm...; Robin Walker | 669 c431 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely take on board my hon. Friend’s comments. As we are discussing parliamentary scrutiny...; Caroline Lucas | 669 c431 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Robin Walker | 669 c431 (Link to this contribution)
I will come to the hon. Lady’s new clause shortly, so perhaps I can give way to her then.; Robert Neill | 669 c431 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Robin Walker | 669 cc431-2 (Link to this contribution)
I will also come back to the issue raised by my hon. Friend.
As is standard in internationa...; Robin Walker | 669 c433 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a comparison between two separate pieces of legislation. We have no dasta...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c433 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Robin Walker | 669 c433 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, I am afraid.
The Government cannot accept amendment 49, as it would mean that w...; Caroline Lucas | 669 c433 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister recognise that what he refers to as “onerous requirements” are precisely what o...; Robin Walker | 669 c433 (Link to this contribution)
I fundamentally disagree. The purpose of the Bill is to deliver on the withdrawal agreement and t...; Debbie Abrahams | 669 c434 (Link to this contribution)
Given that we have flatlining life expectancy and an increasing infant and child mortality rate—t...; Robin Walker | 669 c434 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady talks about assessments of future deals. The place in which to do that is not legis...; Hilary Benn | 669 c434 (Link to this contribution)
As the Minister will be well aware, new clause 1 bears a marked resemblance to clause 31 in the p...; Robin Walker | 669 cc434-5 (Link to this contribution)
The answer to the right hon. Gentleman’s question is perhaps in some of the exchanges we had duri...; Liz Saville Roberts | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
There is something deeply ironic about the fact that if we were to remain in the European Union, ...; Robin Walker | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
We have always taken the interests of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland very seriously in this...; David Linden | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Robin Walker | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid I will not at the moment, but I will come back the hon. Gentleman if I can.; David Linden | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
On this point?; Robin Walker | 669 c435 (Link to this contribution)
No.
New clause 66 would require the Government to report to the devolved Administrations on...; Lord Redwood | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister make sure, in the discussions with the devolved Governments, that the interests...; Robin Walker | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is of course right that people across the whole of the United Kingdom, inclu...; David Linden | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robin Walker | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the hon. Gentleman and that is last intervention I can take, I am afraid.; David Linden | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I am most grateful. Earlier, the Minister talked about respecting the devolved Administrations an...; Robin Walker | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
I have answered that question many times. I am very happy to talk about many of the aspects of th...; John Howell | 669 c436 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps I can help the Minister out. Is he aware that in 2017 the UK signed up to the Council of ...; Robin Walker | 669 cc436-7 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Of course we have to take action on this across a nu...; David Davis | 669 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that undertaking, but will he give me one other undertaking, which is ...; Robin Walker | 669 c437 (Link to this contribution)
I hesitate to give that from the Dispatch Box because I am not a Trade Minister, but I am pretty ...; Sammy Wilson | 669 c437 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pity that the time is restricted in this debate because there are so many amendment...; Sammy Wilson | 669 c438 (Link to this contribution)
That is why there must be guarantees on the face of the Bill that Ministers will ensure that regu...; Jim Shannon | 669 c439 (Link to this contribution)
The Democratic Unionist party has tabled new clause 39 in relation to fishing. If one of my boats...; Sammy Wilson | 669 c439 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend illustrates once again the potential unforeseen consequences.
Our amendments...; Claire Hanna | 669 c439 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I regret that in the two hours allocated to spea...; Sammy Wilson | 669 cc439-440 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. New clause 55 is very reasonable. It asks, first, for a 12-monthly assessment of the impact ...; Gary Streeter | 669 cc461-2 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment 35, in clause 38, page ...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c462 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak about parliamentary sovereignty. Clause 38 is a puzzle, and we have tabled our am...; Lord Redwood | 669 c462 (Link to this contribution)
But does the hon. Lady not understand the message of the referendum and the election? There are v...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c462 (Link to this contribution)
I understand the difference between a law and a directive. I also understand the fact that we wer...; Lord Redwood | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
Nobody is disputing that we can pass laws while a member of the EU as long as the EU allows us to...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to continue with my example, because this is incredibly puzzling. I do not recall such...; Lord Grayling | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady not understand how nonsensical her argument is? Of course, there are laws that...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
Regulations that would have been discussed either in the European Parliament or the Council of Mi...; William Cash | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady just referred to the Council of Ministers. Would she deny for a minute, as is well ...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
The last time I looked, most—although admittedly not all—the Government’s Ministers were democrat...; Desmond Swayne | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Lady in denial, or has she been living in a bubble? We had a referendum, and we have ...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c463 (Link to this contribution)
I understand that we are leaving on 31 January. I understand the result of the general election. ...; Patrick Grady | 669 c464 (Link to this contribution)
Many folk on the Government side of the House will be terribly disappointed when this all comes t...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c464 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. I find it most puzzling that Conservative Members who argued for a so-called return to pa...; Lord Grayling | 669 c464 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady not understand that it has always been in the gift of Parliament to repeal the...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c464 (Link to this contribution)
This is quite extraordinary because, again, the right hon. Gentleman seems to have forgotten that...; Iain Duncan Smith | 669 c464 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady has made two points that I think are incorrect. First, the British people voted to<...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 cc465-6 (Link to this contribution)
One of the things that interests me about the right hon. Gentleman’s argument is what we will do ...; James Duddridge | 669 c466 (Link to this contribution)
Parliament is sovereign, was sovereign and will be sovereign, and the clause recognises that fund...; William Cash | 669 c466 (Link to this contribution)
A very simple example of what my hon. Friend mentions is the EU’s port services regulation, which...; James Duddridge | 669 c466 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. We could not do anything about that law or any other specific issue with...; Geraint Davies | 669 c466 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister accept that our sovereignty is diminished, because we currently have a veto on ...; James Duddridge | 669 cc466-7 (Link to this contribution)
I disagree with virtually all the hon. Gentleman’s points. We will take back control, hold that s...; Lord Redwood | 669 c467 (Link to this contribution)
I am very much in favour of clause 38, which reasserts our sovereignty. If the European Union wan...; James Duddridge | 669 c467 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. Clause 38 not only restates the historical position but reasserts our sovereignty during the...; William Cash | 669 c467 (Link to this contribution)
In a nutshell, laws are democratic when they are made in line with a manifesto following a genera...; James Duddridge | 669 c467 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee. As he knows, the powers will also extend to...; Geraint Davies | 669 c467 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister agree that if we must have a certain level of equivalence to sustain a reasonab...; James Duddridge | 669 cc467-8 (Link to this contribution)
If we were taking the hon. Gentleman’s version of Brexit, of staying in dynamic alignment, he wou...; Patrick Grady | 669 c468 (Link to this contribution)
Is the European Statutory Instruments Committee, which operated so effectively in the last Parlia...; James Duddridge | 669 c468 (Link to this contribution)
I thank that Committee for the work it has done, although I must admit that my focus has been on ...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c468 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is talking about the delegated powers, which are sweeping and extensive throughout t...; Geraint Davies | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; James Duddridge | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
With pleasure.; Geraint Davies | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
The pleasure is all mine.
Does the Minister agree that the United States is undermining the...; James Duddridge | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
We will have more influence: we will have influence with the Americans, who want to do a trade de...; Lord Redwood | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
Let me elucidate the point. I sometimes think the Opposition do not seem to understand that we ar...; James Duddridge | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is right. I disagree with some of the points made by the hon. Member for Swa...; Geraint Davies | 669 c470 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; James Duddridge | 669 cc470-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to make some progress on amendment 9. I look forward to hearing the hon. Gentleman’s s...; Philippa Whitford | 669 cc471-3 (Link to this contribution)
Clause 38 addresses parliamentary sovereignty. Independent reviews of the clause, including by th...; William Cash | 669 cc473-4 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire) said, “What is this sovereignty?” It is ter...; William Cash | 669 c475 (Link to this contribution)
That is a very good point. Those cases happened before we came into the European Union, and they ...; Owen Paterson | 669 c475 (Link to this contribution)
A key function of Members sent here—the earlier Parliaments were in Shropshire, of course; it is ...; William Cash | 669 c475 (Link to this contribution)
In conclusion, I will simply say that I entirely endorse what my right hon. Friend has said, as i...; Stephen Farry | 669 cc475-7 (Link to this contribution)
I rise primarily to address amendment 35 in my name and its intersection with clause 38. I do not...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 669 c476 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member must of course reflect that the fact of the matter is that the Republic of Irelan...; Stephen Farry | 669 c476 (Link to this contribution)
I am always grateful to hear comments from my counterpart in Northern Ireland, but I think it is ...; Iain Duncan Smith | 669 c480 (Link to this contribution)
May I just pick up on one point? My right hon. Friend talks about, “should we wish to give them b...; Lord Redwood | 669 cc480-1 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend puts it brilliantly; that is exactly the kind of limitation of our sovereign...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c481 (Link to this contribution)
Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that we did respect the result? We have been here for four a...; Gary Streeter | 669 c481 (Link to this contribution)
Just before the right hon. Gentleman continues, we do not want to be dragged into a debate on Sco...; Lord Redwood | 669 c481 (Link to this contribution)
Good advice, but I am trying to address the SNP point related to its proposals on how we treat de...; Geraint Davies | 669 c482 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure of sorts to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) and the ho...; Lord Redwood | 669 c482 (Link to this contribution)
I gently remind the hon. Member that during the election senior Labour people argued passionately...; Geraint Davies | 669 c482 (Link to this contribution)
To be clear, I said that the proposition was remain or public vote on the deal. The Labour party ...; Gary Streeter | 669 c482 (Link to this contribution)
Order. This is very interesting, but the hon. Gentleman is not speaking to the amendments or the ...; Geraint Davies | 669 cc482-3 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise for responding to the speech made on this subject by the right hon. Member for Woking...; Geraint Davies | 669 cc483-4 (Link to this contribution)
What we are talking about is the freedom of this Parliament to influence the outcomes for our ele...; Iain Duncan Smith | 669 c484 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Geraint Davies | 669 c484 (Link to this contribution)
This is not sovereignty; it is madness and self-harm, on which point I will give way to the right...; Iain Duncan Smith | 669 c484 (Link to this contribution)
I really do not understand what the hon. Gentleman and his Front Bench are up to. It is as if the...; Geraint Davies | 669 cc484-5 (Link to this contribution)
Well, that was very helpful.
Some hon. Members have failed to understand this. I remember t...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c485 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that a threat to the sugar tax is already within the trade papers tha...; Geraint Davies | 669 c485 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady makes an excellent point about the chilling effect of that overhanging threat.
<...; Gary Streeter | 669 c485 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I understand that the hon. Gentleman is trying to link this to the overall concept of sove...; Geraint Davies | 669 cc485-6 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for your guidance.
I guess the point is that sovereignty is about our ability...; Mark Garnier | 669 c486 (Link to this contribution)
I actually agree with an awful lot of what the hon. Gentleman has said in terms of the constructi...; Geraint Davies | 669 c486 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. If there has been any lack of clarity ...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 669 c486 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member speaks as if trade is all one way. One of Germany’s biggest trading partners is t...; Gary Streeter | 669 c486 (Link to this contribution)
I call Geraint Davies to talk on sovereignty and clause 38.; Geraint Davies | 669 c487 (Link to this contribution)
That is very helpful. Let us get this point clear. Something like 44% of our trade goes to the EU...; Robert Courts | 669 cc487-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour to take part in this debate with you in the Chair, Sir Gary.
I want to make...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 669 c488 (Link to this contribution)
I ask the hon. Gentleman to imagine a scenario in which the United Kingdom has a trade deal with ...; Robert Courts | 669 c488 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, because he illustrates precisely the po...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 669 c488 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is being very generous in giving way; I am grateful to him. Of course, a trade...; Robert Courts | 669 c488 (Link to this contribution)
No, that is a misunderstanding of the nature of a trade dispute body. Every treaty has to have so...; Philippa Whitford | 669 c489 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that investor dispute-settlement resolution systems in existing...; Robert Courts | 669 c489 (Link to this contribution)
We are certainly getting into the technical detail, which is exactly what we should do at this st...; Geraint Davies | 669 c489 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Robert Courts | 669 c489 (Link to this contribution)
I will not—I have taken a number of interventions and have made my point. I will conclude simply ...; Patrick Grady | 669 cc489-490 (Link to this contribution)
I have enjoyed sitting here for the past couple of hours watching the Maastricht rebels’ farewell...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c490 (Link to this contribution)
As the Minister cleverly spotted, amendment 11 is a probing amendment. We have explored the conce...; George Howarth | 669 cc492-9 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss:
New clause 3—Future relationship: Customs Union...; Stephen Doughty | 669 c508 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a crucial point. Although I agree with the other parts of the new clause...; Hannah Bardell | 669 c508 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making an important point. Before the general election I produced a report ...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc509-510 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to give the support of the Scottish National party to the official Opposition’s new clause...; Michael Tomlinson | 669 c510 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. and learned Lady give way?; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc510-1 (Link to this contribution)
I want to develop my point before I take any interventions from the hon. Gentleman.
There a...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c511 (Link to this contribution)
Not all, but many Members on the Government Benches have spoken about just the sort of free-for-a...; Geraint Davies | 669 c511 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. and learned Lady agree that the European Court of Justice underpins our fundamental...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc513-4 (Link to this contribution)
That is very much the experience of my Scottish Government colleagues across the board in this en...; Stephen Doughty | 669 c514 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure the hon. and learned Member would acknowledge that a similar pledge has also been made ...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc514-5 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reminding me of the position in Wales. That of cours...; Layla Moran | 669 c515 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support new clauses 10 and 29, on which we will be seeking a vote today. These should a...; Jim Shannon | 669 c515 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this matter to the Committee for consideration. Today I ...; Layla Moran | 669 cc515-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member very much for his intervention; he makes the point beautifully. It is suc...; Alison Thewliss | 669 c516 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making some excellent points on the reasons why we should keep Erasmus. Polloksh...; Layla Moran | 669 cc1295-517 (Link to this contribution)
That is another reason why we need to keep it, and I will simply say this: while Brexit suggests ...; Caroline Lucas | 669 c517 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a very powerful case. Does she agree that not only non-regression but dyn...; Layla Moran | 669 c1303 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. I thank the hon. Lady for her point and commend her for her tireless work on this iss...; Debbie Abrahams | 669 cc518-1317 (Link to this contribution)
It is lovely to see you in the Chair, Sir George.
I rise to speak to my new clause 27, whic...; Caroline Lucas | 669 cc1317-9 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady will not be surprised that I completely agree with her. She will know that the Prim...; Debbie Abrahams | 669 cc1319-520 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes the point that I am trying to make: if the Government are committed to this,...; Claire Hanna | 669 cc1334-521 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to new clause 45, on the protection of the NHS from future trade deals, and new c...; Jim Shannon | 669 c1349 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making some very pertinent points. In my constituency, the agri-food sector is i...; Claire Hanna | 669 cc1364-442 (Link to this contribution)
I do agree. In fact, I have been surprised to find myself in the same Lobby as the hon. Member se...; David Linden | 669 cc442-522 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Belfast South (Claire Hanna). I agreed with much of...; Alan Brown | 669 c522 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way so early in his speech. He has made a good point. His new c...; David Linden | 669 cc475-524 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. My hon. Friend’s constituent Paul has made a fair point. Brexit should not be about t...; Bim Afolami | 669 c523 (Link to this contribution)
Is not the principle, though, whether it be on workers’ rights or anything else, that this House ...; David Linden | 669 c485 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but it is very much my concern that we ...; David Linden | 669 cc1388-1406 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. I think that was the very reason why 62% of people in Scotland voted to remain in the...; Philip Dunne | 669 c525 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to be able to make a brief contribution this evening and to follow the hon. Member ...; Philip Dunne | 669 cc1416-1420 (Link to this contribution)
I want to make some progress. The reason why I stood to speak this evening is that I made my maid...; Debbie Abrahams | 669 c1420 (Link to this contribution)
This is not meant to sound trite, but a number of different commitments were made in different ma...; Philip Dunne | 669 c1432 (Link to this contribution)
I will give one example of what is wrong with the hon. Lady’s new clause, and that is its territo...; Alan Brown | 669 c526 (Link to this contribution)
It is great to hear that the right hon. Gentleman is such a great defender of devolution. As a de...; Philip Dunne | 669 c1438 (Link to this contribution)
As the Prime Minister said, far more eloquently than I could, during Prime Minister’s questions e...; David Linden | 669 c1447 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Philip Dunne | 669 cc1450-4 (Link to this contribution)
I am not going to take the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, because I know what he is going to say....; James Duddridge | 669 cc1454-527 (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne). I th...; David Linden | 669 c527 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; James Duddridge | 669 c1457 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to the hon. Gentleman, to save him from chuntering at me.; David Linden | 669 c1459 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister for allowing me to chunter on the record. He is talking about worke...; James Duddridge | 669 cc1462-519 (Link to this contribution)
Very soon after the Queen’s Speech, and the timetable will come through the normal channels in th...; Michael Tomlinson | 669 c519 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not precisely the point that it is for this Chamber and this sovereign Parliament to pass l...; James Duddridge | 669 c534 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his succinct contribution. He is entirely right to say that, on this i...; Debbie Abrahams | 669 c529 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Minister confirm, as the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) mentioned, that the ...; James Duddridge | 669 cc832-8 (Link to this contribution)
Forgive me if I am not definitive and if I have not ticked off every single point, but the underl...; Alan Brown | 669 c838 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister says we do not need to be in the EU to protect environmental standards. I know from ...; James Duddridge | 669 cc843-530 (Link to this contribution)
I will come on to the environment. If I do not answer the hon. Gentleman’s underlying point, he s...; Drew Hendry | 669 c530 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister mentions EU funding programmes. Scotland has been benefiting from €872 million of EU...; James Duddridge | 669 cc862-8 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. In the broader arena, we will be taking back control...; George Howarth | 669 c868 (Link to this contribution)
Order. It is a great discourtesy for people to be carrying on separate conversations when any Mem...; James Duddridge | 669 cc871-531 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Sir George. I suspect that the Committee is encouraging me to make progress, and I wil...; Caroline Lucas | 669 c531 (Link to this contribution)
On the new environment Bill and the Office for Environmental Protection, will the Minister guaran...; James Duddridge | 669 cc878-532 (Link to this contribution)
There ain’t no point in having one of these things if it does not have teeth and if it does not b...; Jamie Stone | 669 c532 (Link to this contribution)
The NHS is of course devolved in Scotland. May I make a personal appeal, with which I am sure my ...; James Duddridge | 669 cc885-890 (Link to this contribution)
I agree, and I am meeting with the Scottish Government tomorrow so will make that point in my fir...; Roger Gale | 669 c413 (Link to this contribution)
Order. For clarification, and as the hon. and learned Lady indicated, although a considerable num...; James Duddridge | 669 cc469-470 (Link to this contribution)
Our withdrawal from the EU does not impinge on our human rights commitments. That issue is dealt ...; Kate Green | 669 c410 (Link to this contribution)
I am following carefully the argument that the hon. and learned Lady is making. Does she not agre...; Jeffrey M Donaldson | 669 c407 (Link to this contribution)
I am a Unionist, but I share the hon. and learned Lady’s view that the voices from the various an...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc407-9 (Link to this contribution)
There is not much on which the right hon. Gentleman and I will agree, but we can agree on this po...; Roger Gale | 669 c389 (Link to this contribution)
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We now embark on the second day of scrutiny of the withdraw...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c406 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger.
I rise to speak to amendments...; Geraint Davies | 669 c406 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. and learned Lady further accept that 16.5 million people voted for parties either s...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc406-7 (Link to this contribution)
I have to say that I think the ship has sailed on that, because of the outcome of the election in...; Tim Loughton | 669 c409 (Link to this contribution)
I was one of the supporters of the original family reunification amendments. I trust the Governme...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c409 (Link to this contribution)
The answer to that is that the whole scheme is not being bunged into this Bill. The obligation to...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c410 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments, with which I entirely agree.
Among th...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c410 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with that point.; Yvette Cooper | 669 c410 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. and learned Lady also find it troubling that the Government have chosen to remove t...; Joanna Cherry | 669 c410 (Link to this contribution)
I agree. It is inexplicable, unless Government Ministers want to take the advantage of the majori...; Geraint Davies | 669 c411 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. and learned Lady give way?; Joanna Cherry | 669 c411 (Link to this contribution)
I want to make a bit of progress now.
I want to deal briefly with amendment 29, which is si...; Alison Thewliss | 669 c411 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. and learned Friend is making an important point. I sat on many Delegated Legislation Comm...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc411-2 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The reality is that if this discretion will be scrutinised on...; Joanna Cherry | 669 cc412-4 (Link to this contribution)
As, I think, a Committee of the House of Lords pointed out, it is unusual for restrictions in rel...; Robert Neill | 669 cc413-6 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you very much indeed, Sir Roger. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair and to follow the...; Desmond Swayne | 669 c415 (Link to this contribution)
I am alive to my hon. Friend’s concerns—indeed, I share them—but does not clause 26 provide prote...; Robert Neill | 669 c415 (Link to this contribution)
I say to my right hon. Friend: yes, up to a point, Lord Copper. Although it may be by the will of...; William Cash | 669 c417 (Link to this contribution)
When dealing with issues of interpretation of European law in the context of our own previous met...; Robert Neill | 669 c417 (Link to this contribution)
It is indeed a very interesting paper. Having been brought up as a common lawyer myself, my prefe...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 cc417-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Roger, and I look forward to serving under your gui...; James Brokenshire | 669 c419 (Link to this contribution)
I do not think any Conservative Member would, in any way, demur from the need to uphold the Belfa...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c419 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention but, of course, it is far from clear that t...; Baroness Debbonaire | 669 c419 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is quite right. It is because of that uncertainty that many people in Northern...; Karin Smyth | 669 c419 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. We heard it again yesterday that the Government’s in...; Sammy Wilson | 669 c438 (Link to this contribution)
All these kinds of things ensure that people want to see these issues nailed down in the Bill, ra...; Lord Redwood | 669 cc478-480 (Link to this contribution)
Clause 38 is welcome. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) for...; Tim Farron | 669 cc437-8 (Link to this contribution)
A lot of the DUP’s amendments are about trying to secure the future of access to UK markets for N...
Subjects: Trade agreements Brexit UK relations with EU
Legislation: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21
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