Leaving the EU: Parliamentary Vote

Bob Blackman Excerpts
Thursday 26th October 2017

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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What we are doing is taking that power, but the power does not give us the right to overrule article 50, which takes us out of the European Union in March 2019.

Bob Blackman Portrait Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
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Under the terms of withdrawal from the European Union, the Government have announced a series of measures—a series of eight Bills that will be brought before Parliament and go through the parliamentary procedures. One of those Bills, dealing with an important aspect, is the immigration Bill. Do the Government intend to take that Bill through its parliamentary stages before we vote on the final deal, or will that Bill be brought before Parliament after we have agreed a deal? That could affect our negotiation strategy.

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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It will be before the deal—that is what I would expect anyway, unless it goes much faster than I expect. That is true not just of that Bill but of most of the other Bills my hon. Friend refers to.