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House of Commons

Wednesday 3 April 2019

Committee of the whole House

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill

fULL lIST OF ADDED NAMES (SUPERSEDES 6.15 VERSION)

Mr William Wragg

Sir Graham Brady

Kate Hoey

Nigel Dodds

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Tom Pursglove

Ross Thomson

Steve Double

Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Crispin Blunt

James Duddridge

Robert Courts

Michael Tomlinson

Mr Nigel Evans

Mr Charles Walker

Mark Pritchard

Stephen McPartland

Mr Marcus Fysh

Sir William Cash

Royston Smith

Mr Mark Harper

Sir Robert Syms

Sir Christopher Chope

Craig Mackinlay

Julia Lopez

Will Quince

Scott Mann

Andrew Lewer

Mr John Whittingdale

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Boris Johnson

Gavin Robinson

Paul Girvan

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  at end insert “provided and only if the conditions in

subsection (1A) have been met—

(1A)    

The conditions are that—

(a)    

the Prime Minister has made a statement setting out the additional

payments to the European Union that would be required should the

motion tabled under subsection (2) be agreed without amendment; and

(b)    

the House of Commons has passed a motion of the form “That this House

agrees the additional payments to the European Union required under the

proposed extension.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

Will Quince

Mr Richard Bacon

Michael Tomlinson

Royston Smith

Stephen McPartland

David T. C. Davies

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Grant Shapps

Mrs Anne Main

Julia Lopez

Eddie Hughes

Mr Mark Harper

Esther McVey

Tracey Crouch

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Chris Green

Mr Ranil Jayawardena

Mark Pritchard

Giles Watling

Mr William Wragg

Mr Nigel Evans

Mr Marcus Fysh

Bill Wiggin

Boris Johnson

Sir Graham Brady

Steve Double

Craig Tracey

Crispin Blunt

Craig Mackinlay

Mr Laurence Robertson

Tom Pursglove

Robert Courts

Scott Mann

Mrs Pauline Latham

Priti Patel

Sir Robert Syms

Rehman Chishti

Maria Caulfield

Ms Nadine Dorries

Bob Stewart

James Gray

Andrew Bridgen

Andrew Lewer

Bob Blackman

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  at end insert “, unless the additional costs of running

European Parliament elections in 2019, under the provisions of subsection (2) had first

been approved by the House of Commons.”

Ian Blackford

Stephen Gethins

Peter Grant

Kirsty Blackman

Patrick Grady

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

“(2)    

The form of the motion for the purposes in this subsection shall be one of the

following—

(a)    

“That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European

Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension

of the period specified in Article 50(3) of” the Treaty on European Union

to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time to legislate to hold a

referendum on any draft withdrawal agreement between the UK

Government and the European Union agreed by the House of Commons

with an option to remain”

(b)    

“That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European

Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension

of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union

to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time for a debate on a legislation

relating to the revocation of notification of withdrawal under article 50 of

the Treaty on European Union.”

(c)    

“That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European

Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension

of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union

to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time for a debate a motion under

section 1 of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011

(d)    

.”That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European

Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension

of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union

to a period ending on […].”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out “for the purposes of section 2 of the European

Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is intended to correct a drafting mistake.

Yvette Cooper

Sir Oliver Letwin

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out “section 2” and insert “section 1”

Member’s explanatory statement

This corrects a drafting error in the Bill as published.

Gareth Snell

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  at end insert—

“(2A)    

In moving any motion under subsection (1), the Prime Minister must offer a

reason for seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the

Treaty on European Union, and that may be for any reason other than seeking a

confirmatory public vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and any framework for

the future relationship.”

George Eustice

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  at end add “, and that date shall be no later than 30 June

2019.”.

Chuka Umunna

Sir Vince Cable

Ian Blackford

Liz Saville Roberts

Caroline Lucas

Heidi Allen

Mr Chris Leslie

Anna Soubry

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Mike Gapes

Angela Smith

Ann Coffey

Joan Ryan

Mr Gavin Shuker

Luciana Berger

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  20,  at end insert—

“(5A)    

In seeking an extension under subsection (4) or subsection (5), the Prime Minister

shall give as the reason the intention of the United Kingdom to seek the approval

of the people of the United Kingdom in a confirmatory public vote for any

Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration framework for the future

relationship.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

George Eustice

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  21,  leave out subsections (6) and (7)

Secretary Stephen Barclay

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Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

“( )    

Nothing in this section prevents a Minister of the Crown from seeking, or

agreeing to, an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on

European Union otherwise than in accordance with this section.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that the Bill does not limit the powers that a Minister of the Crown would

otherwise have to seek, or agree to, an extension of the Article 50(3) period.

Mrs Anne Main

John Mann

Mr David Davis

Kate Hoey

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Dr Andrew Murrison

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Theresa Villiers

Philip Davies

Mr David Jones

Henry Smith

Mr Peter Bone

Nigel Mills

Ms Nadine Dorries

Tom Pursglove

Mr William Wragg

Sir Christopher Chope

Andrew Bridgen

Mrs Sheryll Murray

Mr John Whittingdale

Tim Loughton

Esther McVey

Charlie Elphicke

Gareth Johnson

Mr Shailesh Vara

Mr Simon Clarke

Bob Blackman

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr Marcus Fysh

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Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

“(8)    

But the Prime Minister may not agree to any extension of the Article 50 period

proposed by the European Council which is later than 22 May 2019.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

Nicky Morgan

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Nigel Dodds

Kate Hoey

Damian Green

Mr Steve Baker

Simon Hart

Suella Braverman

Andrew Percy

Sir Graham Brady

Julia Lopez

Priti Patel

Sir Bernard Jenkin

George Freeman

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Simon Clarke

Tom Pursglove

Craig Mackinlay

Craig Tracey

Sir Christopher Chope

Stephen McPartland

Royston Smith

Mr Mark Harper

Michael Tomlinson

Steve Double

Scott Mann

Nigel Mills

Andrew Rosindell

Bob Blackman

Andrew Lewer

Andrew Bridgen

Bill Wiggin

Mr Marcus Fysh

Charlie Elphicke

Mr David Jones

Andrea Jenkyns

Ross Thomson

Mrs Sheryll Murray

Mr Jonathan Lord

Mr John Whittingdale

Mr David Davis

Zac Goldsmith

Philip Davies

Mr William Wragg

Dominic Raab

Crispin Blunt

James Duddridge

Michael Fabricant

Mr Laurence Robertson

Chris Green

Tim Loughton

Mrs Pauline Latham

Robert Courts

Theresa Villiers

Sir Hugo Swire

Neil Parish

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Page  1,  line  1,  leave out Clause 1

Yvette Cooper

Sir Oliver Letwin

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  5,  leave out “2018 Act” and insert “the European Union

(Withdrawal) Act 2018”

Member’s explanatory statement

This clarifies the title of the previous Act being referred to.

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “subject

to the Prime Minister receiving confirmation that the European Council will commence

negotiations on the replacement of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol, contained in the

draft Withdrawal Agreement, with alternative arrangements.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “on 13

April 2019.”

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “on such

day as a Minister of the Crown may by regulations appoint no earlier than 13 April 2019.”

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the

approval of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the National

Assembly of Wales, on such day as a Minister of the Crown may by regulations appoint.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019              

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European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “subject

to the agreement of the European Council that the end date to the Transition period of 31

December 2020 under Article 126 of the draft Withdrawal Agreement will not be

amended.”

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the

publication of all relevant documents relating to the UK/EU negotiations including those

relating to

“(a)    

the negotiation of the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol;

(b)    

the request for extensions under Article 50 (3) of the Treaty on European

Union.”

Sir William Cash

Mr Marcus Fysh

Mr David Jones

Richard Drax

Mr Steve Baker

Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson

Bill Wiggin

Mr William Wragg

Craig Mackinlay

James Gray

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Anne Main

Craig Tracey

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the

removal of all references in the Political Declaration to a “single customs territory”.