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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 single market. 
  
  @ MP voted no to allow ministers to withdraw the UK from the European Economic Area 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] 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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