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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commencement and short title
  
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  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That amendment (a) to Lords amendment 51 be made.
  
  Lords amendment 51[2] stated:
  
  :Page 15, line 21, at end insertâ
  :â(2B)    But none of the remaining provisions may come into force until it is a negotiating objective of the Government to ensure that an international agreement has been made which enables the United Kingdom to continue to participate in the European Economic Area after exit day.
  :(2C)    Regulations under this Act may not repeal or amend subsection (2B).â
  
  amendment (a) to that amendment[3] stated:
  
  :Line  3,  leave out âan international agreement has been made which enables the United Kingdom to continue to participate in the European Economic Area after exit dayâ and insert âthe United Kingdom has full access to the internal market of the European Union, underpinned by shared institutions and regulations, with no new impediments to trade and common rights, standards and protections as a minimum.â
  
  The explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill[4] stated, in respect of the original amendment:
  
  :Lords Amendment 51 would prevent the Minister from commencing aspects of the Bill until it is a negotiating objective of the Government to ensure that an international agreement has been made which enables the United Kingdom to continue to participate in the European Economic Area after exit day.
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/hcb212withoutendorsement.15-18.html Page of amendment sheet containing Lords amendment 51. Parliament.uk website, 16 May 2018]
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/amend/eu_daily_ccla_0612.1-7.html Amendment sheet, 13 June 2018, House of Commons, Parliament.uk website. Dated: Revised 12 June 2018]
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/en/18212en01.htm Explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill]
  * [5] [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2018-06-12b.839.4#g840.0 David Lidington MP (Conservative, Aylesbury), House of Commons, Official Record, 12 June 2018]
  
  
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