EU Exit: Article 50 Debate

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Helen Goodman

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Business of the House

EU Exit: Article 50

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Points of Order
Monday 10th December 2018

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Stephen Barclay
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I will take your guidance, Mr Speaker. I think the Prime Minister covered the chronology this morning.

Helen Goodman Portrait Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
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In July 2016, I asked an urgent question on whether Parliament’s agreement was needed to trigger article 50 and the Minister did not know the answer. After everything that has happened, is the Secretary of State saying today that he does not know whether the decision to revoke article 50 is purely for the Executive or for Parliament?

Steve Barclay Portrait Stephen Barclay
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No, it is quite the opposite. What I am saying is that we have a very clear Government policy, which is that we will not revoke. We are absolutely clear on that and that is where the Government stand.

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