EU: Negotiations

Lord Falconer of Thoroton Excerpts

Tuesday 17th March 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord True]

My Lords, I hear what the noble Lord says and understand where he is coming from, but I must repeat that both sides remain fully committed to these negotiations and to continuing them. Of course we are looking at the possibility of videoconferencing and conference calls as he suggests. That is the resolve of both parties in this negotiation.

[Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)]

Can the noble Lord tell the House whether the emergency legislation that we will be considering, either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week, will contain power for the Government to amend the withdrawal Act?

[Lord True]

My Lords, announcements about emergency legislation will be made in due course.