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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Clause 8 - International Obligations - Rights and Protections
  
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  @ MP voted aye against allowing minsters to reduce rights or protections in the interests of fulfilling international obligations on the UK's withdrawal from the EU. 
  
  @ MP voted no to allow minsters to reduce rights or protections in the interests of fulfilling international obligations on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to prevent ministers using delegated powers intended to enable the prevention or remedy any breach of international obligations as a result of withdrawal from the European Union to reduce protections for individuals, groups or the natural environment; to prevent any person from continuing to exercise a right that they can currently exercise or to amend, repeal or revoke the Equality Act 2010 or any subordinate legislation made under that Act.
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 26, page 6, line 38, at end insertâ
  
  :â(e) remove or reduce any protections currently conferred upon individuals, groups or the natural environment,
  
  :(f) prevent any person from continuing to exercise a right that they can currently exercise,
  
  :(g) amend, repeal or revoke the Equality Act 2010 or any subordinate legislation made under that Act.â
  
  Clause 8[2] of the Bill began:
  
  :"A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make such provision as the
  Minister considers appropriate to prevent or remedy any breach, arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, of the international obligations of the United Kingdom.
  
  The clause included a number of exceptions to that power, and the rejected amendment sought to add further exemptions. 
  
  The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory notice:
  :This amendment would prevent the Governmentâs using delegated powers under Clause 8 to reduce rights or protections.
  
  
  
  * [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#pb3-l1g8 Clause 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
  
  
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