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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 80 - Transparency of the Financial Settlement - Approval by MPs
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the approval of the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, and to restrict any payment to obligations incurred by the UK during the period of its membership of the EU.
  
  @ MP voted no not to require the approval of the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, and not to restrict any payment to obligations incurred by the UK during the period of its membership of the EU.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require the approval of the House of Commons for any settlement payment in respect of terms of an agreement on the terms of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, and not to restrict any payment to obligations incurred by the United Kingdom during the period of its membership of the European Union.
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Transparency of the financial settlement'' and stated:
  
  :â(1) Financial provision may be made for a financial settlement agreed as part of any withdrawal agreement under [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016M/TXT#d1e2487-1-1 Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union].
  
  :(2) Subsection 1 applies only if the financial settlement honours obligations incurred by the United Kingdom during the period of its membership of the EU.
  
  :(3) The Treasury must lay before both Houses of Parliament an estimate of the financial obligations incurred by the United Kingdom during the period of its membership of the EU, together with reports from the Office of Budget Responsibility, the National Audit Office and the Government Actuary each giving its independent assessment of the Treasuryâs estimate.
  
  :(4) Any financial settlement payment to the European Commission or any other EU entity may be made only in accordance with regulations made by a Minister of the Crown.
  
  :(5) Regulations under subsection (4) may be made only if a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the House of Commons.â
  
  This rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory note:
  
  :This new clause ensures that any financial settlement as part of leaving the EU must reflect obligations incurred by the UK during its membership of the EU, must be transparent, and must be approved by Parliament.
  
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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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