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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause - Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to require the agreement relating to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union be approved by a resolution of MPs in the House of Commons. 
  
  @ MP voted no to require the agreement relating to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union be approved by a resolution of MPs in the House of Commons. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require the agreement relating to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union be approved by a resolution of MPs in the House of Commons. The majority of MPs also voted not to require the government to follow any direction in relation to the withdrawal negotiations approved by a resolution of the House of Commons. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 19.
  
  Lords amendment 19 stated:
  
  :Insert the following new Clauseâ
   	
  :âParliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the European Union
   	
  :(1)    Without prejudice to any other statutory provision relating to the withdrawal agreement, Her Majestyâs Government may conclude such an agreement only if a draft has beenâ
  :(a)   approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, and
  :(b)   subject to the consideration of a motion in the House of Lords.
  :(2)    So far as practicable, a Minister of the Crown must make arrangements for the resolution provided for in subsection (1)(a) to be debated and voted on before the European Parliament has debated and voted on the draft withdrawal agreement.
  :(3)    Her Majestyâs Government may implement a withdrawal agreement only if Parliament has approved the withdrawal agreement and any transitional measures agreed within or alongside it by an Act of Parliament.
  :(4)   Subsection (5) applies in each case that any of the conditions in subsections (6) to (8) is met.
  :(5)    Her Majestyâs Government must follow any direction in relation to the negotiations under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which has beenâ
  :(a)    approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, and
  :(b)    subject to the consideration of a motion in the House of Lords.
  :(6)    The condition in this subsection is that the House of Commons has not approved the resolution required under subsection (1)(a) by 30 November 2018.
  :(7)    The condition in this subsection is that the Act of Parliament required under subsection (3) has not received Royal Assent by 31 January 2019.
  :(8)    The condition in this subsection is that no withdrawal agreement has been reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union by 28 February 2019.
  :(9)    In this section, âwithdrawal agreementâ means an agreement (whether or not ratified) between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdomâs withdrawal from the EU and the framework for the United Kingdomâs future relationship with the European Union.â
  
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  * [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/2017-2019/0212/hcb212withoutendorsement.1-7.html Page of Lords amendments sheet containing Lords amendment 19. Parliament.uk website, 16 May 2018]
  
  
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