division_name: European Union Referendum Bill (Programme) (No. 2) &#8212; Clause 1 &#8212; The referendum
motion: <p pid="b.168.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question accordingly negatived.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Amendments made: </i>12,&#160;page&#160;1,&#160;line&#160;9, at end insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) must not be <phrase class="date" code="2017-05-04" pwmotiontext="yes">4 May 2017</phrase>.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Amendment 23,&#160;page&#160;1,&#160;line&#160;10, leave out subsections (4) and (5) and insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(4) The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?&#8221;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(5) The alternative answers to that question that are to appear on the ballot papers are&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Remain a member of the European Union</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/10" pwmotiontext="yes">Leave the European Union&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/11" pwmotiontext="yes">(6) In Wales, there must also appear on the ballot papers&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/12" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the following Welsh version of the question&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;A ddylai&#8217;r Deyrnas Unedig aros yn aelod o&#8217;r Undeb Ewropeaidd neu adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd?&#8221; and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/14" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) the following Welsh versions of the alternative answers&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/15" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Aros yn aelod o&#8217;r Undeb Ewropeaidd</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/16" pwmotiontext="yes">Gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd&#8221;.&#8221;&#8212;<i>(Mr Lidington.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.168.3/17" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment changes the English and Welsh versions of the referendum question in line with the advice of the Electoral Commission. It also puts the alternative answers to the question recommended by the Electoral Commission onto the face of the Bill.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/18" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Amendment proposed</i>: 16, page 1, line 14, at end insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/19" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(6) At least 10 weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the Government shall publish a White Paper outlining the terms of any renegotiation between the United Kingdom and the European Union and the consequences for the United Kingdom of leaving the European Union.&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.168.3/20" pwmotiontext="yes">(Mr McFadden.)</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.168.3/21" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment requires the Government to produce a white paper on the results of the Government&#8217;s renegotiation with the EU and the consequences for Britain of leaving the EU.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.168.3/22" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.168.3/23" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 237, Noes 308.</p>