Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 Debate
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Martin Whitfield
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Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019
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James Duddridge
We do not discuss what legal advice has been taken; nor do we discuss the contents of that legal advice, as I have already said in the House.
Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
I take this opportunity to welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box. We have had a lot of discussion and intimation today about complying with the rule of law. Section 3 of the Act will oblige the Prime Minister to do something. In the spirit of the law, how will the Prime Minister meet that obligation?
James Duddridge
The law very clearly lays out the obligations in section 3 and other sections. I have nothing further to add.