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  European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 2 - Undertakings Prior to Giving Notice of the UK's Intention to Leave the EU
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the Prime Minister to give a series of undertakings before giving notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union. 
  
  @ MP voted no against requiring the Prime Minister to give a series of undertakings before giving notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the Prime Minister to give a series of undertakings before giving notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill[1]. 
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled ''Conduct of negotiations'' and stated:
  
  :âBefore 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 inâ
  
  :(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 workersâ rights.â
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory note:
  
  :This new clause sets out statutory objectives that the Government must have regard to whilst carrying out negotiations under article 50.
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/europeanunionnotificationofwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17]
  
  
  
  
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