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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 22 - European Economic Area Agreement - Single Market
  
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  @ MP voted aye to prevent ministers withdrawing the UK from the European Economic Area, the European single market. 
  
  @ MP voted no to allow ministers to withdraw the UK from the European Economic Area, the European single market. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to allow ministers to withdraw the UK from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area European Economic Area], the European single market. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was:
  
  :â(1) No Minister may, under this Act, notify the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from [http://www.efta.int/media/documents/legal-texts/eea/the-eea-agreement/Main%20Text%20of%20the%20Agreement/EEAagreement.pdf the EEA Agreement], whether under Article 127 of that Agreement or otherwise.
  
  :(2) Regulations under this Act may not make any provision that would constitute a breach of the United Kingdomâs obligations under the EEA Agreement.
  
  :(3) Regulations under this Act may not amend or repeal subsection (1) or (2).â
  
  
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  
  
  
  
  
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