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House of Commons

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Committee of the whole House

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal)

Bill

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any

withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in

accordance with the Order of the House [1 February 2017].

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO THE PRIORITIES IN NEGOTIATIONS

FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION; CLAUSES

1 AND 2; REMAINING NEW CLAUSES; REMAINING NEW SCHEDULES; REMAINING

PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO THE PRIORITIES IN NEGOTIATIONS

FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Paul Blomfield

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Mr Graham Allen

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Valerie Vaz

Heidi Alexander

Stephen Timms

Mike Gapes

Liz Kendall

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Stephen Doughty

Owen Smith

Sarah Champion

Mr Clive Betts

Helen Goodman

Seema Malhotra

Vernon Coaker

Mr David Lammy

Helen Hayes

Kate Green

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Meg Hillier

Stella Creasy

Mike Gapes

Albert Owen

Mr Andrew Smith

Catherine McKinnell

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Wes Streeting

Mr David Hanson

Mr Barry Sheerman

Phil Wilson

Conor McGinn

Chris Bryant

Mr Pat McFadden

Luciana Berger

Clive Efford

Ms Angela Eagle

Stephen Kinnock

Rachael Maskell

Lilian Greenwood

Rushanara Ali

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Caroline Flint

NC2

To move the following Clause—

“Conduct of negotiations

Before giving any notification under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European

Union, the Prime Minister shall give an undertaking to have regard to the public

interest during negotiations in—

(a)    

maintaining a stable and sustainable economy,

(b)    

preserving peace in Northern Ireland,

(c)    

having trading arrangements with the European Union for goods and

services that are free of tariff and non-tariff barriers and further

regulatory burdens,

(d)    

co-operation with the European Union in education, research and

science, environment protection, and preventing and detecting serious

and organised crime and terrorist activity,

(e)    

maintaining all existing social, economic, consumer and workers’

rights.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause sets out statutory objectives that the Government must have regard to whilst

carrying out negotiations under article 50.

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Paul Blomfield

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Mr Graham Allen

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Valerie Vaz

Heidi Alexander

Mike Gapes

Liz Kendall

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Stephen Doughty

Owen Smith

Sarah Champion

Mr Clive Betts

Helen Goodman

Vernon Coaker

Mr David Lammy

Helen Hayes

Meg Hillier

Stella Creasy

Albert Owen

Mr Andrew Smith

Mark Durkan

Wes Streeting

Mr David Hanson

Mr Barry Sheerman

Phil Wilson

Conor McGinn

Mary Creagh

Luciana Berger

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Clive Efford

Ms Angela Eagle

Stephen Kinnock

Rachael Maskell

Lilian Greenwood

Rushanara Ali

Caroline Flint

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

NC7

To move the following Clause—

“Conduct of negotiations—anti-tax haven

(1)    

In negotiating and concluding an agreement in accordance with Article 50(2) of

the Treaty on European Union, Ministers of the Crown must have regard to the

public interest in maintaining all existing EU tax avoidance and evasion

legislation.

(2)    

In negotiating and concluding an agreement in accordance with Article 50(2) of

the Treaty on European Union, Ministers of Crown must comply with the

European Union Code of Conduct on Business Taxation.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause sets out the government’s commitment to observe the Code of Conduct on business

taxation to prevent excessive tax competition and lays out the statutory objectives that the

Government must have regard to EU tax avoidance and evasion whilst carrying out negotiations

under article 50.

Jeremy Corbyn

Keir Starmer

Mr Nicholas Brown

Mr Graham Allen

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Valerie Vaz

Heidi Alexander

Mike Gapes

Liz Kendall

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Angela Smith

Owen Smith

Mr Clive Betts

Helen Goodman

Seema Malhotra

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Stephen Doughty

Vernon Coaker

Neil Coyle

Mr David Lammy

Helen Hayes

Kate Green

Meg Hillier

Stella Creasy

Albert Owen

Mr Andrew Smith

Catherine McKinnell

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Wes Streeting

Mr David Hanson

Mr Barry Sheerman

Phil Wilson

Conor McGinn

Mr David Anderson

Diana Johnson

Mary Creagh

Chris Bryant

Luciana Berger

Clive Efford

Ms Angela Eagle

Stephen Kinnock

Rachael Maskell

Lilian Greenwood

Keith Vaz

Rushanara Ali

Caroline Flint

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

NC8

To move the following Clause—

“EU and United Kingdom nationals

In negotiating and concluding an agreement in accordance with Article 50(2) of

the Treaty on European Union, Ministers of the Crown must resolve to guarantee

the rights of residence of anyone who is lawfully resident in the United Kingdom

on the day on which section 1 comes into force in accordance with or as

consequence of any provision of a Treaty to which section 1 relates, and United

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Kingdom nationals living in the parts of the European Union that are not the

United Kingdom before the European Council finalises their initial negotiating

guidelines and directives.”

Chris Leslie

Mr Graham Allen

Stella Creasy

Ann Coffey

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Jim Dowd

Catherine McKinnell

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Heidi Alexander

Mike Gapes

Liz Kendall

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Stephen Doughty

Neil Coyle

Owen Smith

Helen Goodman

Vernon Coaker

Helen Hayes

Meg Hillier

Rushanara Ali

Mr Andrew Smith

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Wes Streeting

Mary Creagh

Mr Nick Clegg

Mr Andrew Smith

Emma Reynolds

Maria Eagle

Luciana Berger

Ms Angela Eagle

Rachael Maskell

NC11

To move the following Clause—

“Tariff-free trade in goods and services

In the event of the exercise of the power in Section 1, Her Majesty’s Government

shall seek a new Treaty between the United Kingdom and the European Union on

tariff-free trade in goods and services.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would ensure that, in the event of the exercise of the power in Section 1, Her

Majesty’s Government shall seek a new Treaty between the United Kingdom and the European

Union on tariff-free trade in goods and services rather than withdraw from the European Union

with no alternative objective.

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Chris Leslie

Mr Graham Allen

Stella Creasy

Ann Coffey

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Jim Dowd

Catherine McKinnell

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Heidi Alexander

Stephen Timms

Mike Gapes

Liz Kendall

Mr Barry Sheerman

Caroline Lucas

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Stephen Doughty

Helen Goodman

Kate Green

Meg Hillier

Rushanara Ali

Mr Andrew Smith

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Stephen Kinnock

Mary Creagh

Maria Eagle

Luciana Berger

NC13

To move the following Clause—

“Transitional arrangements

Her Majesty’s Government shall seek a transitional trading agreement between

the United Kingdom and the European Union as part of the negotiations

following notification under section 1.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would make it an objective for HM Government to secure a transitional approach

towards new trading relationships with the EU Member States following the end of the Article 50

notification and negotiation period.

Chris Leslie

Mr Graham Allen

Stella Creasy

Ann Coffey

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Jim Dowd

Catherine McKinnell

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Mike Gapes

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Neil Coyle

Helen Goodman

Helen Hayes

Meg Hillier

Rushanara Ali

Mr Andrew Smith

Mark Durkan

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Mary Creagh

Chris Bryant

Maria Eagle

Luciana Berger

Rachael Maskell

NC15

To move the following Clause—

“Visa-free travel

On the exercise of the power in section 1, Her Majesty’s Government shall

endeavour to maintain the visa policy in operation at the date of the coming into

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force of this Act in relation to citizens of member states of the European Union

and the United Kingdom.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would seek to ensure that HM Government has the objective of maintaining the

visa policy in operation at the date of the coming into force of this Act in relation to citizens of

member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Chris Leslie

Mr Graham Allen

Stella Creasy

Ann Coffey

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Jim Dowd

Catherine McKinnell

Ian Murray

Ann Clwyd

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Heidi Alexander

Mike Gapes

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Neil Coyle

Owen Smith

Helen Goodman

Helen Hayes

Meg Hillier

Rushanara Ali

Mr Andrew Smith

Dr Alasdair McDonnell

Mary Creagh

Maria Eagle

Luciana Berger

NC21

To move the following Clause—

“Trading rights—financial services

On the exercise of the power in section 1, Her Majesty’s Government shall make

it an objective to secure the trading rights for UK-based financial services

companies that exist by virtue of the UK’s membership of the European Union as

of the day on which this Act comes into force.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would seek to ensure that Her Majesty’s Government endeavours to preserve the

existing trading rights for UK-based financial services companies as currently exist.

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Helen Goodman

Mike Gapes

Chris Leslie

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Ann Coffey

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Angela Smith

Mr David Lammy

Helen Hayes

Meg Hillier

Mr Andrew Smith

Catherine McKinnell

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mr Graham Allen

Paul Farrelly

Andy Burnham

Diana Johnson

Mary Creagh

Chris Bryant

Mr Clive Betts

Luciana Berger

Clive Efford

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

NC55

To move the following Clause—

“Conduct of negotiations

Before giving any notification under Article 50(2) of the treaty on European

Union, the Prime Minister must undertake to have regard to the public interest

during negotiations in—

(a)    

maintaining and advancing manufacturing industry,

(b)    

securing the interests of all the regions in England,

(c)    

delivering existing climate change commitments,

(d)    

maintaining the common travel area with the Republic of Ireland.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause sets out statutory objectives to which the Government must have regard whilst

carrying out negotiations under Article 50.

Hywel Williams

Liz Saville Roberts

Jonathan Edwards

Caroline Lucas

Meg Hillier

Mr Graham Allen

Mr Mark Williams

NC70

To move the following Clause—

“Relationship with Europe

Before the Prime Minister can exercise the power in section 1, the Prime Minister

must commit to negotiating a deal that allows free trade and cooperation between

Wales and all European countries.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause requires the Prime Minister to commit to implementing the Leave Campaign’s

pledge to negotiate deal that allows free trade and cooperation between Wales and all European

countries before exercising the powers outlined in section 1.