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House of Commons Wednesday 3 April 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

New Amendments handed in are marked thus 

EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) (No. 5) BILL

FULL LIST OF ADDED NAMES (SUPERSEDES 6.15 VERSION)

Mr Sir Graham Brady Nigel Dodds Mr

Ross Thomson Anne-Marie Trevelyan Mr Mr Charles Walker Mark Pritchard Stephen McPartland Mr Marcus Fysh Sir William Cash Mr Sir Sir Mr Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Gavin Robinson Paul Girvan 19  Clause 1,page1, line 4, at end insert “provided and only if the conditions in subsection (1A) have been met— (1A) The conditions are that— (a) the Prime Minister has made a statement setting out the additional payments to the that would be required should the motion tabled under subsection (2) be agreed without amendment; and (b) the House of Commons has passed a motion of the form “That this House agrees the additional payments to the European Union required under the proposed extension.” 2 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Will Quince Mr Richard Bacon Michael Tomlinson Royston Smith Stephen McPartland David T. C. Davies

Mr Iain Duncan Smith Anne-Marie Trevelyan Mrs Julia Lopez Eddie Hughes Mr Mark Harper Esther McVey Sir Mr Mark Pritchard Mr William Wragg Mr Nigel Evans Mr Marcus Fysh Boris Johnson Sir Graham Brady Steve Double Crispin Blunt Craig Mackinlay Mr Tom Pursglove Robert Courts Scott Mann Mrs Sir Robert Syms Ms James Gray Andrew Lewer 24  Clause 1,page1, line 4, at end insert “, unless the additional costs of running elections in 2019, under the provisions of subsection (2) had first been approved by the House of Commons.”

Ian Blackford Stephen Gethins Peter Grant Kirsty Blackman Patrick Grady 23  Clause 1,page1, line 5, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) The form of the motion for the purposes in this subsection shall be one of the following— (a) “That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of” the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time to legislate to hold a referendum on any draft withdrawal agreement between the UK Government and the European Union agreed by the House of Commons with an option to remain” (b) “That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time for a debate on a legislation relating to the revocation of notification of withdrawal under article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.” (c) “That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on [….] to facilitate time for a debate a motion under section 1 of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 (d) .”That this House agrees for the purposes of section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on […].” Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 3

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Mr Mr

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 11  Clause 1,page1, line 6, leave out “for the purposes of section 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment is intended to correct a drafting mistake.

Yvette Cooper Sir 13  Clause 1,page1, line 6, leave out “section 2” and insert “section 1” Member’s explanatory statement This corrects a drafting error in the Bill as published.

Gareth Snell 15  Clause 1,page1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) In moving any motion under subsection (1), the Prime Minister must offer a reason for seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, and that may be for any reason other than seeking a confirmatory public vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and any framework for the future relationship.”

George Eustice 20  Clause 1,page1, line 11, at end add “, and that date shall be no later than 30 June 2019.”.

Chuka Umunna Sir Ian Blackford Liz Saville Roberts

Heidi Allen Mr Chris Leslie Dr Mike Gapes Angela Smith Ann Coffey Joan Ryan Mr Gavin Shuker Luciana Berger 16  Clause 1,page1, line 20, at end insert— “(5A) In seeking an extension under subsection (4) or subsection (5), the Prime Minister shall give as the reason the intention of the to seek the approval of the people of the United Kingdom in a confirmatory public vote for any Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration framework for the future relationship.” 4 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued 21  Clause 1,page1, line 21, leave out subsections (6) and (7)

Secretary 22  Clause 1,page2, line 3, at end insert— “( ) Nothing in this section prevents a Minister of the Crown from seeking, or agreeing to, an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union otherwise than in accordance with this section.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment ensures that the Bill does not limit the powers that a Minister of the Crown would otherwise have to seek, or agree to, an extension of the Article 50(3) period.

Mrs Anne Main John Mann Mr David Davis Kate Hoey Mr Iain Duncan Smith Dr

Sir Bernard Jenkin Mr David Jones Henry Smith Mr Ms Nadine Dorries Tom Pursglove Mr William Wragg Sir Christopher Chope Andrew Bridgen Mrs Mr John Whittingdale Esther McVey Mr Mr Simon Clarke Bob Blackman Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr Marcus Fysh 1  Clause 1,page2, line 3, at end insert— “(8) But the Prime Minister may not agree to any extension of the Article 50 period proposed by the European Council which is later than 22 May 2019.” Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 5

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Nigel Dodds Kate Hoey Mr Steve Baker

Simon Hart Andrew Percy Sir Graham Brady Julia Lopez Priti Patel Sir Bernard Jenkin George Freeman Mr Iain Duncan Smith Mr Simon Clarke Tom Pursglove Craig Mackinlay Craig Tracey Sir Christopher Chope Stephen McPartland Royston Smith Mr Mark Harper Michael Tomlinson Steve Double Scott Mann Nigel Mills Bob Blackman Andrew Lewer Andrew Bridgen Bill Wiggin Mr Marcus Fysh Charlie Elphicke Mr David Jones Ross Thomson Mrs Sheryll Murray Mr Mr John Whittingdale Mr David Davis Philip Davies Mr William Wragg Crispin Blunt James Duddridge Mr Laurence Robertson Chris Green Tim Loughton Mrs Pauline Latham Robert Courts Theresa Villiers Sir Hugo Swire 12  Page 1, line 1, leave out Clause 1

Yvette Cooper Sir Oliver Letwin 14  Clause 2,page2, line 5, leave out “2018 Act” and insert “the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018” Member’s explanatory statement This clarifies the title of the previous Act being referred to.

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 3  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “subject to the Prime Minister receiving confirmation that the European Council will commence negotiations on the replacement of the / Protocol, contained in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, with alternative arrangements.” 6 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 4  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “on 13 April 2019.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 5  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “on such day as a Minister of the Crown may by regulations appoint no earlier than 13 April 2019.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 6  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the approval of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly of , on such day as a Minister of the Crown may by regulations appoint.” Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 7

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 7  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end of line 7 and insert “subject to the agreement of the European Council that the end date to the Transition period of 31 December 2020 under Article 126 of the draft Withdrawal Agreement will not be amended.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 8  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the publication of all relevant documents relating to the UK/EU negotiations including those relating to “(a) the negotiation of the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol; (b) the request for extensions under Article 50 (3) of the Treaty on European Union.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 9  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end and insert “subject to the removal of all references in the Political Declaration to a “single customs territory”. 8 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey 10  Clause 2,page2, line 7, leave out from “force” to end and insert “, subject to the removal of all provisions in the draft Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration to the control of State Aid to UK industry that would prevent the United Kingdom from pursuing an independent Industrial policy.”

Sir Bernard Jenkin Will Quince Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Sir Mr Mark Harper Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Sir William Cash Tom Pursglove Mr William Wragg Craig Tracey Mr Richard Bacon Royston Smith James Duddridge Mr Steve Baker Ross Thomson Andrew Rosindell Gareth Johnson Suella Braverman Craig Mackinlay Scott Mann Mr Marcus Fysh Andrea Jenkyns Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Christopher Chope Sir Mr Simon Clarke Mr Mark Francois Mr David Jones Bill Wiggin Mr James Gray NC1  To move the following Clause—

“Informing UK households If a motion in the form set out in subsection (2) for the purposes of subsection (1) is agreed to, with or without amendment, the Prime Minister must write to every household in the United Kingdom informing them of the length of and the reasons for the extension.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 9

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC2  To move the following Clause—

“Parliamentary Approval No extension to the period specified under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union may be agreed under the provisions of this Act unless regulations under section 20(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 have been made.” Member’s explanatory statement This new Clause would ensure that the SI moving ‘exit day’ is approved before final agreement to the extension.

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC3  To move the following Clause—

“Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol No extension to the period specified under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union under this Act may be agreed unless the Prime Minister has made a statement that she has received confirmation that the European Council will commence negotiations on the replacement of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol, contained in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, with alternative arrangements.”

10 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC4  To move the following Clause—

“Amendability of motions Any motion brought forward under section 1(1) in the form set out in section 1(2) may be amended in line with section 1(3) only to include a date.” Member’s explanatory statement This new Clause would prevent further amendments to standing orders etc.

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC5  To move the following Clause—

“Amendability of motions (No. 2) Any motion brought forward under section 1(1) in the form set out in section 1(2) may be amended in line with section 1(3) only to include a date no later than 22 May 2019.” Member’s explanatory statement This new Clause would prevent further amendments to standing orders or business of the House of Commons etc and impose a maximum duration of the extension period.

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 11

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC6  To move the following Clause—

“Impact assessment No extension to the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union shall be agreed under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union unless an impact assessment of the decision to extend the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union has been published by the Government including— (a) the estimated cost of any extension under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, (b) the impact of all EU laws to be applied in the United Kingdom during the extension, and (c) the impact on the United Kingdom’s democratic institutions.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC7  To move the following Clause—

“European Elections No extension of the period under Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union may be agreed by the Prime Minister if as a result the United Kingdom would be required to prepare for or to hold elections to the European Parliament.”

12 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC8  To move the following Clause—

“European Elections (No. 2) Any order to appoint a date for European Elections brought forward under section 4 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 may not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before both Houses of Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.”

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC9  To move the following Clause—

“Legal Advice and other papers That the following papers shall be laid before the House of Commons— (a) all legal advice provided to Ministers on the draft Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: (b) all assessments provided to Ministers of the security situation in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK potentially leaving the EU with ‘no deal’; and (c) all diplomatic assessments provided to Ministers of the potential to remove the Ireland / Northern Ireland protocol from the draft Withdrawal Agreement.”

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 13

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC10  To move the following Clause—

“Commencement orders A Minister of the Crown must appoint any date agreed with the European Council following resolutions made under sections 1(2) and 1(3) of this Act as the commencement date for the purpose of all remaining regulations that can be made under section 25(4) of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 and must make those regulations by that date.” Member’s explanatory statement The purpose of this Amendment is to ensure that the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 comes into force on ‘exit day’.

Sir William Cash Mr Marcus Fysh Mr David Jones Richard Drax Mr Steve Baker Mr Mark Francois

Michael Tomlinson Bill Wiggin Mr William Wragg Craig Mackinlay James Gray Daniel Kawczynski Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Bernard Jenkin Mrs Anne Main Craig Tracey NC11  To move the following Clause—

“Repeal of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 and European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 The European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 and European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 are repealed.”

14 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Nicky Morgan Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Nigel Dodds Kate Hoey Damian Green Mr Steve Baker

Simon Hart Suella Braverman Andrew Percy Sir Graham Brady Julia Lopez Priti Patel Sir Bernard Jenkin George Freeman Mr Iain Duncan Smith Mr Simon Clarke Tom Pursglove Craig Mackinlay Craig Tracey Sir Christopher Chope Stephen McPartland Royston Smith Mr Mark Harper Michael Tomlinson Steve Double Scott Mann Nigel Mills Andrew Rosindell Bob Blackman Andrew Lewer Andrew Bridgen Bill Wiggin Mr Marcus Fysh Charlie Elphicke Mr David Jones Andrea Jenkyns Ross Thomson Mrs Sheryll Murray Mr Jonathan Lord Mr John Whittingdale Mr David Davis Zac Goldsmith Philip Davies Mr William Wragg Dominic Raab Crispin Blunt James Duddridge Michael Fabricant Mr Laurence Robertson Chris Green Tim Loughton Mrs Pauline Latham Robert Courts Theresa Villiers Sir Hugo Swire Neil Parish NC12  To move the following Clause—

“Negotiation of amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration (1) On the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent, the Prime Minister must seek to negotiate: (a) the backstop solution on Northern Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement being superseded by an agreement as envisaged in Appendix A of the 11 March 2019 ‘Statement that Political Agreement has been reached’ that establishes alternative arrangements based on existing customs procedures and EU Regulations on a permanent footing to ensure the absence of a hard border on the island of Ireland while protecting the integrity of the EU’s internal market and the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom; (b) limitation of extension of the Implementation Period until no later than Dec 2021; (c) and omitting the words after “ambitious customs arrangements” in paragraph 23 of the Political Declaration Setting Out The Framework For the Future Relationship Between the European Union and the United Kingdom.” Member’s explanatory statement This requires the Prime Minister to negotiate what is known as the Malthouse Compromise Plan A, which modifies the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the Future Relationship to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements of a kind already agreed in principle, to limit the length of the Implementation Period and to remove references to the single customs territory.

Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019 15

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Secretary Stephen Barclay NC13  To move the following Clause—

“Procedure for ensuring domestic legislation matches Article 50 extension In paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (regulations amending the definition of “exit day” to be subject to approval by each House of Parliament) for the words from “may” to “each” substitute “is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either”. Member’s explanatory statement This new clause changes the procedure for regulations, under section 20(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, altering the definition of “exit day” from affirmative to negative procedure.

Theresa Villiers NC17  To move the following Clause—

“Information for businesses It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that all businesses receive information on the effect of this Act to enable them to update their contingency plans.”

Theresa Villiers NC18  To move the following Clause—

“Cost impact It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to produce an assessment of the cost impact of this Act within two months of its having come into operation and place that assessment in the Library of the House of Commons.”

16 Committee of the whole House: 3 April 2019

European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill, continued Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Tom Brake Mr Dr Philippa Whitford NC20  To move the following Clause—

“Default Revocation (1) If, at midday on the second last day before exit day, the condition specified in section 13(1)(d) of the Act (the passing of legislation approving a withdrawal agreement) is not satisfied, Her Majesty’s Government must immediately seek the agreement of the European Council under Article 50(3) of the Treaty to extend the date upon which the Treaties shall cease to apply to the United Kingdom based on a motion specified in subsection (2). (2) If, at midday on the last day before exit day, no agreement has been reached (pursuant to (1) above) to extend the date upon which the Treaties shall cease to apply to the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government must immediately put a motion to the House of Commons asking it to approve ‘No Deal’. (3) If the House does not approve the motion at (2) above, Her Majesty’s Government must immediately ensure that the notice given to the European Council under Article 50 of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union is revoked in accordance with United Kingdom and European law.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment ensures that, if no deal is agreed between the UK and the EU in relation to , the Government will legislate to revoke the UK’s intention to leave the EU under Article 50 of the treaty on European Union before any proposed exit day