Formal minutes
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Members present:
Hilary Benn, in the Chair
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Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock |
Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams |
Draft Report (Parliamentary scrutiny and approval of the Withdrawal Agreement and negotiations on a future relationship), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chair’s draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 35 agreed to.
Paragraph 36 read.
Motion made, and Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Paragraph accordingly agreed to.
Paragraphs 37 to 41 agreed to.
Paragraph 42 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “its opinion.” to “The Government must”— (Craig Mackinlay).
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4 Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 11 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraph 43 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out paragraphs 43, 44 and 45 and insert “The deadline of 29 March 2019 is set in Article 50 and cannot be amended without the agreement of all 27 EU Member States. This is unlikely to be achieved. The timetable for achieving an agreement and the necessary Parliamentary approvals will be extremely tight. However, we are confident that it can still be met if all sides treat it with the urgency that it will require.”—(Mr John Whittingdale)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment proposed, to leave out “We do not accept that”—(Craig Mackinlay)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “without a deal.” to “The House will expect”—(Craig Mackinlay)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Amendment proposed, to leave out “The House will expect that, in such circumstances the Government would re-submit the motion following any renegotiation sought by Parliament or having considered the terms set by the House.” and insert “However, in the event of a renegotiation, the House will expect that, in such circumstances the Government would re-submit the motion to Parliament.”—(Craig Mackinlay)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraph 44 agreed to.
Paragraph 45 read.
Motion made, and Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Paragraph accordingly agreed to.
Paragraph 46 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “its view clearly” to “The provisions”—(Richard Graham)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7 Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “told the House they would.” to the end of the paragraph—(Richard Graham)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4 Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 11 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 47 to 64 agreed to.
Paragraph 65 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “a third country.” to “We note that” and insert “The assurance that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed has been central to the Government’s approach and must be maintained. The financial settlement represents one of the UK’s strongest negotiating cards and should be used to obtain maximum advantage. The Government must therefore make it clear that any agreed settlement is conditional on obtaining a satisfactory agreement on the future relationship between the UK and the EU and this should be written into the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill.”—(Mr John Whittingdale)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 5 Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 10 Joanna Cherry Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 66 to 103 agreed to.
Paragraph 104 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from “16 months.” to the end of the paragraph and insert “However, we are confident that a successful outcome can be achieved in that time and would not support any further extension of the transition / implementation period.”—(Mr John Whittingdale)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4 Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Noes, 11 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 105–108 agreed to.
Question put, That the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 12 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 3 Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr John Whittingdale |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available (Standing Order No. 134)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 June at 9.00am
Published: 28 June 2018