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  The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union
  
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  @ MP voted aye in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in favour of starting the process by 31 March 2017.
  @ MP voted no against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and against starting the process of leaving by 31 March 2017.
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; for a plan for leaving the European Union to be published before the process of leaving starts; and for starting the process of leaving by 31 March 2017. 
  
  MPs were considering the following substantive motion:
  
  :That this House
  :''recognises'' that leaving the EU is the defining issue facing the UK;
  :''notes'' [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2016-10-12b.313.0#g414.2 the resolution on parliamentary scrutiny of the UK leaving the EU agreed by the House on 12 October 2016];
  :''recognises'' that it is Parliamentâs responsibility to properly scrutinise the Government while respecting the decision of the British people to leave the European Union;
  :''confirms'' that there should be no disclosure of material that could be reasonably judged to damage the UK in any negotiations to depart from the European Union after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_50_of_the_Treaty_on_European_Union Article 50] has been triggered; and 
  :''calls on the Prime Minister'' to commit to publishing the Governmentâs plan for leaving the EU before Article 50 is invoked.
  :consistently with [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2016-10-12b.313.0#g414.2 the principles agreed without division by this House on 12 October];
  :recognises that this House should respect the wishes of the United Kingdom as expressed in the referendum on 23 June; and
  :''further calls on the Government'' to invoke Article 50 by 31 March 2017.â
  
  The latter three elements had been added to the motion following [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2016-12-07&number=102 the previous vote].
  
  
  
  
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