Brexit: Trade Agreements

Lord Garel-Jones Excerpts

Thursday 18th January 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Garel-Jones (Con)]

On the subject of parliamentary sovereignty, does my noble friend not agree with the Supreme Court that, while Parliament authorised the referendum and the Government are therefore right to pursue the discussions that they are pursuing, it is also the case, as the Supreme Court has ruled, that the outcome of those negotiations must be laid before Parliament for approval?

[Baroness Fairhead]

As my noble friend said, this is a matter that is still under discussion in the other place, and that is what is happening.