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European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017

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Amendments 25

Committee stage — Lords 20

WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— No agreement with the European Union consequent on the use of the power under subsection (1) may be ratified unless—

Moved: Lord NewbySponsor: Baroness Wheatcroft, Lord Hain, Lord Warner#6032
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at end insert— Before a notification can be given under subsection (1), the Prime Minister must give an undertaking to negotiate under the process set out in Article 50 on the basis of the United Kingdom retaining membership of the European Single Market.”

Moved: Lord HainSponsor: Lord Monks, Lord Oates, Lord Wigley#6034
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at end insert— Before a notification can be given under subsection (1), the Prime Minister must give an undertaking to negotiate under the process set out in Article 50 to support the maintenance of the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as set out under the provisions of the Belfast Agreement of 1998 and subsequent relevant agreements.”

Moved: Lord HainSponsor: Lord Alderdice, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, Baroness Randerson#6035
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at end insert “while retaining membership of the European Economic Area (EEA)”

Moved: Lord Lea of CrondallSponsor: Lord Davies of Stamford, Baroness Quin#6036
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Parliamentary oversight of negotiations

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Lennie, Lord Kerslake, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#6038
WithdrawnClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Parliamentary approval for the outcome of negotiations with the European Union

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Hannay of Chiswick, Lord Pannick, Lord Oates#6041
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Conduct of negotiations

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Lennie, Lord Kerslake#6043
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at end insert “or agreement, with the exceptions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, section 2 of the Ireland Act 1949, and the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland made on 10 April 1998.”

Moved: Lord McAvoySponsor: Lord Murphy of Torfaen, Baroness Smith of Basildon, Lord Hain#6045
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at end insert— Before a notification can be given under subsection (1), the Prime Minister must give an undertaking that Her Majesty’s Government will seek to ensure the United Kingdom’s continued full and unfettered access to the European Single Market; through participation in the European Economic Area, or membership of the European Free Trade Association, or both.”

Moved: Lord Wigley#6051
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at end insert— Subsection (1) does not come into force until Her Majesty's Government has laid before each House of Parliament an assessment of the impact of—

Moved: Baroness QuinSponsor: Lord Shipley#6059
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at end insert— Section 3(2) of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 does not apply to subsection (1), and in subsection (1) the term “EU” does not include the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).”

Moved: Lord TeversonSponsor: Baroness Featherstone, Lord Fox, Lord Hunt of Chesterton#6069
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— A notification may only be given under subsection (1) once—

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#6126
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— A notification may only be given under subsection (1) once—

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#6127
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— A notification may only be given under subsection (1) once—

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#6128
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at end insert— A notification may only be given under subsection (1) once the Prime Minister has published a report setting out the impact of withdrawal from the European Union on the United Kingdom’s commitments under the Aarhus Convention, including effects on access to justice in relation to environmental legislation presently secured by United Kingdom membership of the European Union.”

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#6129
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at end insert— A notification may only be given under subsection (1) once—

Moved: Baroness Jones of MoulsecoombSponsor: Lord Wigley, Baroness Burt of Solihull#6130
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at end insert— Within a period between 9 and 12 months from the date of a notification under section 1, the Prime Minister must lay before each House of Parliament for their approval a report on progress on withdrawal negotiations with the EU that covers progress on—

Moved: Lord WarnerSponsor: Lord Oates#6175
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Subsection (1) does not come into force until Her Majesty's Government has laid before each House of Parliament an assessment of the impact of—

Moved: Lord Shipley#6242
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at end insert— Within three months of exercising the power under section 1(1), Ministers of the Crown must bring forward proposals to ensure that citizens of another European Union or European Economic Area country and their family members, who are legally resident in the United Kingdom on the day on which this Act is passed, continue to be treated in the same way with regards to their EU derived-rights and, in the case of residency, their potential to acquire such rights in the future.”

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Hannay of Chiswick, Lord Bowness, Baroness Ludford#6437
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at end insert— Before a notification can be given under subsection (1), a report must be published by Her Majesty's Government setting out—

Moved: Lord OatesSponsor: Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Lord Cromwell#6443

Report stage — Lords 5

AgreedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Parliamentary approval for the outcome of negotiations with the European Union

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Pannick, Lord Oates, Viscount Hailsham#6500
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at end insert— No agreement with the European Union consequent on the use of the power under subsection (1) may be ratified unless it has been approved by a national referendum.”

Moved: Lord NewbySponsor: Lord Warner, Lord Hain, Baroness Wheatcroft#6501
WithdrawnClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Maintenance of citizenship rights set out in the Belfast Agreement

Moved: Lord HainSponsor: Lord Murphy of Torfaen#6514
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Once a notification has been given under subsection (1), Ministers of the Crown must make a quarterly statement on the negotiations to each House of Parliament, with an accompanying report to be made available to relevant parliamentary committees.”

Moved: Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownSponsor: Lord Lennie#6520
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Parliamentary approval prior to agreement with the European Union

Moved: Lord CormackSponsor: Lord Russell of Liverpool#6629