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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 17 - Withdrawal Agreement Payment to the European Union - Approval by MPs
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the approval of the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. 
  
  
  @ MP voted no not to require the approval of the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require the approval of MPs in the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Withdrawal Agreement Payment to the European Union'' and stated:
  
  :âNothing in section 12 of this Act shall be taken to permit a Minister of the Crown, government department or devolved authority to pay out of money provided by Parliament expenditure in relation to a settlement in respect of the making of a withdrawal agreement with the European Union unless a draft of the instrument authorising that payment has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.â
  
  Clause 12 of the Bill[2] which would have become Section 12 of the Act. 
    
  This proposed new clause rejected in this vote was accompanied by the following explanatory note:
  
  :This new clause would ensure that the financial provision made in section 12 of this Act does not allow the Government to make a payment in settlement of the UKâs withdrawal from the European Union as part of a withdrawal agreement or new Treaty unless it has been expressly approved by the House of Commons.
  
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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/2017-2019/0005/cbill_2017-20190005_en_2.htm#pb5-l1g12 Clause 12 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
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