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Heidi Alexander

Stephen Doughty

Chuka Umunna

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Caroline Lucas

Kerry McCarthy

Catherine McKinnell

Stella Creasy

Ian Murray

Alison McGovern

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Peter Kyle

Wes Streeting

Darren Jones

Stephen Kinnock

Chris Bryant

Ruth Cadbury

Angela Smith

Maria Eagle

Liz Kendall

Ms Angela Eagle

Tulip Siddiq

Ms Karen Buck

Kate Green

Ann Coffey

Meg Hillier

Phil Wilson

Mary Creagh

Stephen Timms

Neil Coyle

NC22

To move the following Clause—

“EEA Agreement

(1)    

No Minister may, under this Act, notify the withdrawal of the United Kingdom

from the EEA Agreement, whether under Article 1

(2)    

of that Agreement or otherwise.

(3)    

Regulations under this Act may not make any provision that would constitute a

breach of the United Kingdom’s obligations under the EEA Agreement.

(4)    

Regulations under this Act may not amend or repeal subsection (1) or (2).”

Tom Brake

Sir Vince Cable

Mr Alistair Carmichael

145

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  30,  at end insert “including the Belfast Agreement of 10

April 1998.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is intended to maintain the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement after the UK

leaves the EU.

Caroline Lucas

110

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  31,  leave out subsection (2)

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to restrict the delegated powers granted to Ministers by Clause 8.

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Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Paul Blomfield

Valerie Vaz

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ms Harriet Harman

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

31

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  32,  at end insert “, apart from amending or modifying this

Act”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would remove the proposed capacity of Ministers in Clause 8 to modify and

amend the Act itself via delegated powers.

Tom Brake

Sir Vince Cable

Mr Alistair Carmichael

146

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  35,  at end insert—

“(bc)    

amend or repeal the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (except with the intention

of preserving the effects of the Belfast Agreement of 10 April 1998 after

exit day).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is intended to maintain the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement after the UK

leaves the EU.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Kenneth Clarke

Nicky Morgan

Anna Soubry

Antoinette Sandbach

Stephen Hammond

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Jeremy Lefroy

Robert Neill

Chuka Umunna

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Ian Murray

Liz Kendall

Kerry McCarthy

Catherine McKinnell

Stephen Doughty

12

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  38,  at end insert—

“(e)    

make any provision, unless the Minister considers that the conditions in

subsection (3A) where relevant are satisfied in relation to that provision.

(3A)    

Those conditions are that—

(a)    

the policy objective intended to be secured by the provision could not be

secured by non-legislative means;

(b)    

the effect of the provision is proportionate to the policy objective;

(c)    

the provision, taken as a whole, strikes a fair balance between the public

interest and the interests of any person adversely affected by it;

(d)    

the provision does not remove any necessary protection;

(e)    

the provision does not prevent any person from exercising any right or

freedom which that person might reasonably expect top continue to

exercise;

(f)    

the provision is not of constitutional significance”

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Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Paul Blomfield

Valerie Vaz

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ms Harriet Harman

Ian Murray

Kerry McCarthy

Catherine McKinnell

26

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  38,  at end insert—

“(e)    

remove or reduce any protections currently conferred upon individuals,

groups or the natural environment,

(f)    

prevent any person from continuing to exercise a right that they can

currently exercise,

(g)    

amend, repeal or revoke the Equality Act 2010 or any subordinate

legislation made under that Act.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would prevent the Government’s using delegated powers under Clause 8 to

reduce rights or protections.

Kerry McCarthy

Caroline Lucas

Mary Creagh

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Darren Jones

Ruth Cadbury

Catherine McKinnell

Stella Creasy

Ms Karen Buck

Ms Angela Eagle

Ian Murray

Stephen Doughty

Mrs Madeleine Moon

97

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  38,  at end insert—

“(e)    

limit the scope or weaken standards of environmental protection.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This Amendment ensures that the power to make regulations in Clause 8 may not be exercised to

reduce environmental protection.

Caroline Lucas

111

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  38,  at end insert—

“(e)    

amend, repeal or revoke any legal right derived from EU law and operative in UK

law immediately before 30 March 2019.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to prevent the delegated powers granted to Ministers by clause 8 being used

to weaken or abolish existing EU-derived legal rights, such as those on workers’ rights, equality,

and environmental protection.

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Caroline Lucas

112

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  40,  leave out “two years beginning with exit day” and insert

“12 months beginning with 30 March 2019”.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would restrict the use of the delegated powers granted to Ministers in clause 8 to

a period of 12 months after 29 March 2019.

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO CLAUSE 13 OR SCHEDULE 5,

CLAUSE 13, SCHEDULE 5

Mr Chris Leslie

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

NC21

To move the following Clause—

“Plain English summary of retained direct EU legislation

HM Government shall ensure that the publication of copies of retained direct EU

legislation as set out in the provisions of section 13 and schedule 5 is

accompanied wherever possible by a summarising explanatory document setting

out in terms that are readily understandable the purpose and effect of that retained

direct EU legislation.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require Ministers to publish copies of retained direct EU legislation

accompanied by ‘plain English’ and readily understandable summarising explanatory documents.

Ian Blackford

Patrick Grady

Stephen Gethins

Kirsty Blackman

Peter Grant

77

Clause  13,  page  9,  line  9,  at end insert—

“(3)    

A Minister of the Crown may by regulations—

(a)    

make provision enabling or requiring judicial notice to be taken of a

relevant matter, or

(b)    

provide for the admissibility in any legal proceedings of specified

evidence of—

(i)    

a relevant matter, or

(ii)    

instruments or documents issued by or in the custody of an EU

entity.”

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Ian Blackford

Patrick Grady

Stephen Gethins

Kirsty Blackman

Peter Grant

76

Schedule  5,  page  37,  leave out paragraph 4

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO CLAUSE 14 OR SCHEDULE 6,

CLAUSE 14, SCHEDULE 6, REMAINING NEW CLAUSES, REMAINING NEW SCHEDULES,

CLAUSE 15, SCHEDULES 8 AND 9, CLAUSES 18 AND 19, REMAINING PROCEEDINGS ON

THE BILL

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO CLAUSE 14 OR SCHEDULE 6,

CLAUSE 14, SCHEDULE 6

Mr Chris Leslie

Mike Gapes

Chuka Umunna

Neil Coyle

Peter Kyle

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Stephen Doughty

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

NC5

To move the following Clause—

“New EU-UK Treaty to be ratified prior to exit day

Ministers shall not bring forward regulations to appoint ‘exit day’ unless both

Houses of Parliament have ratified, by Act of Parliament, a new Treaty between

the United Kingdom and the European Union which is due to take effect

immediately upon the United Kingdom‘s repeal of the European Communities

Act 1972.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would ensure that Parliament has ratified successor arrangements for a future

relationship and Treaty between the EU and UK before ‘exit day’ can be appointed by Ministers.

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Mr Chris Leslie

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Stephen Doughty

Mike Gapes

Catherine McKinnell

NC13

To move the following Clause—

“Customs duties

A Minister of the Crown may not make regulations to appoint exit day until Royal

Assent is granted to an Act of Parliament making provision for the substitution of

section 5 (customs duties) of the European Communities Act 1972 with

provisions that shall allow the United Kingdom to remain a member of the EU

common customs tariff and common commercial policy.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would ensure that provisions allowing the UK to remain a member of the Customs

Union, as currently set out in section 5 of the European Communities Act 1972 but set to be

repealed by section 1 of this Act, will be enacted ahead of exit day.

Caroline Lucas

117

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  25,  leave out “such day as a Minister of the Crown may by

regulations appoint (and see subsection (2))” and insert “29 March 2019”.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to ensure that time limits on the use of delegated powers granted to

Ministers in the Bill are fixed as starting on 29 March 2019, the expiry of the two-year Article 50

negotiation period.

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Paul Blomfield

Valerie Vaz

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

43

Clause  14,  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”

Member’s explanatory statement

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.

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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Kenneth Clarke

Nicky Morgan

Anna Soubry

Antoinette Sandbach

Stephen Hammond

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Jeremy Lefroy

Robert Neill

Chuka Umunna

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

6

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  26,  at end insert “but exit day must be the same day for the

purposes of every provision of this Act.”

Member’s explanatory statement

To prevent the creation of different exit days for different parts of the Act by SI.

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Paul Blomfield

Valerie Vaz

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

44

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  25,  leave out “a Minister of the Crown” and insert

“Parliament”

Member’s explanatory statement

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.

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Nicholas Brown

Keir Starmer

Jenny Chapman

Matthew Pennycook

Paul Blomfield

Valerie Vaz

Caroline Lucas

Paul Farrelly

Mr David Lammy

Ian Murray

Catherine McKinnell

45

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  30,  leave out “a Minister of the Crown” and insert

“Parliament”

Member’s explanatory statement

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.