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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the EU
  
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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 manuscript amendment (b) be made.
  
  the rejected amendment was:
  
  :to leave out from first â19Pâ to end
  
  The rejected amendment sought change the motion under consideration from:
  
  :That this House
  :agrees with Lords amendments 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L and 19P, and proposes Government amendments to Lords amendment 19P.
  to
  :That this House
  :agrees with Lords amendments 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L and 19P.
  
  Amendment 19P stated[2]:
  
  :Line 37, at end insertâ
  :â(5A)    A Minister of the Crown must make arrangements forâ
  :(a) a motion for the House of Commons to approve the statement mentioned in subsection (4), to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which the statement is made, and
  :(b)    a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the statement to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on which the statement is made.
  :(5B)    Subsection (5C) applies if the Prime Minister makes a statement before the end of 21 January 2019 that no agreement in principle can be reached in negotiations under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union on the substance ofâ
  :(a)    the arrangements for the United Kingdomâs withdrawal from the EU, and 
  :(b)    the framework for the future relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom after withdrawal.
  :(5C)    A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the statement mentioned in subsection (5B) is madeâ
  :(a)    make a statement setting out how Her Majestyâs Government proposes to proceed, and
  :(b)    make arrangements forâ
  :(i)    a motion for the House of Commons to approve the statement mentioned in paragraph (a), to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which the statement mentioned in paragraph (a) is made, and
  :(ii)    a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the statement mentioned in paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on which the statement mentioned in paragraph (a) is made.
  :(5D)    A statement under subsection (5B) or (5C)(a) must be made in writing and be published in such manner as the Minister making it considers appropriate.
  :(5E)    Subsection (5F) applies if, at the end of 21 January 2019, there is no agreement in principle in negotiations under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union on the substance ofâ
  :(a)    the arrangements for the United Kingdomâs withdrawal from the EU, and
  :(b)    the framework for the future relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom after withdrawal.
  :(5F)    A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of five days beginning with the end of 21 January 2019â
  :(a)    make a statement setting out how Her Majestyâs Government proposes to proceed, and
  :(b)    make arrangements forâ
  :(i)    a motion for the House of Commons to approve the statement mentioned in paragraph (a), to be moved in that
  :House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of five Commons sitting days beginning with the end of 21 January 2019, and
  :(ii)    a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the statement mentioned in paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the period of five Lords sitting days beginning with the end of 21 January 2019.
  :(5G)    A statement under subsection (5F)(a) must be made in writing and be published in such manner as the Minister making it considers appropriate.
  :(5H)    For the purposes of this sectionâ
  :(a)    a statement made under subsection (4), (5C)(a) or (5F)(a) may be combined with a statement made under another of those provisions,
  :(b)    a motion falling within subsection (5A)(a), (5C)(b)(i) or (5F)(b)(i) may be combined into a single motion with another motion falling within another of those provisions, and 
  :(c)    a motion falling within subsection (5A)(b), (5C)(b)(ii) or (5F)(b)(ii) may be combined into a single motion with another motion falling within another of those provisions.â
  
  The amendments to amendment 19P supported by the majority of MPs in this vote were:
  
  :19R Line 3, leave out from âmotionâ to second âtheâ and insert âin neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter ofâ
  
  :19S Line 24, leave out from âmotionâ to second âtheâ and insert âin neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter ofâ
   
  :19T Line 50, leave out from âmotionâ to second âtheâ and insert âin neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter ofâ
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [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/lbill/2017-2019/0112/18112.1-6.html Amendment sheet containing the amendments which were the subject of this vote, Parliament.UK website, 20 June 2018]
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