Northern Ireland: Political Process

Lord Field of Birkenhead Excerpts

Monday 29th April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

We will leave it at that.

Bill Presented

European Union (Citizens’ Rights) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Frank Field presented a Bill to safeguard rights of European Union citizens in the United Kingdom after exit day; to make provision for arrangements to be made with other European Economic Area countries and Switzerland to maintain the rights of British citizens in those countries after exit day; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 383).

[Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Ind)]

If tomorrow is anything like today, I will get it all through.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

You may say that. I cannot possibly comment.