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  Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill - Progress Report - Grammar - Ambiguity
  
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  @ MP voted aye to make the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill grammatically correct and unambiguous in light of previous amendments. 
  @ MP voted no against making the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill grammatically correct and unambiguous in light of previous amendments. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against making the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill grammatically correct and unambiguous in light of previous amendments. 
  
  MPs were considering the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill[1].
  
  The amendment supported by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 16, in page 2, line 16, leave out âthe reportâ and insert
  
  :âany report under this sectionâ
  
  An explanatory statement from the MP proposing the motion stated:
  
  :This is a consequential amendment.
  
  The amendment impacted Clause 3(2) of the Bill[2] which prior to the amendment stated:
  
  :(2)The Secretary of State must lay the report before Parliament.
  
  previous amendments had added provisions relating to more than one report to to the clause, including on requiring a fortnightly reports on progress towards establishing an Northern Ireland Executive[3] and on to require a report on progress towards protecting veterans of the Armed Forces and other security personnel from repeated investigation for Northern Ireland Troubles related incidents[4].   
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2017-19/northernirelandexecutiveformationetc.html Parliament's webpage on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill (which later became the  Northern Ireland (Executive Formation Etc)) Bill, Parliament.uk]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0417/cbill_2017-20190417_en_2.htm#l1g3 Clause 3 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2018 as at the time of the vote, Parliament.uk]
  * [3] [https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2019-07-09&house=commons&number=430  Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill â Clause 3 â Fortnightly Reports on Progress Towards an Executive in Northern Ireland â 9 Jul 2019 at 18:45, PublicWhip.org.uk]
  * [4] [https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2019-07-09&house=commons&number=429 Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill â Clause 3 â Progress Report on Protecting Veterans Fom Repeated Investigation for Northern Ireland Troubles Incidents. â 9 Jul 2019 at 18:45, PublicWhip.org.uk]
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