Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Kerr Excerpts
Wednesday 31st January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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First, I do not believe that the continuity Bill is actually needed. We are engaging heavily, at every level of government, with the devolved Administrations to ensure that we go through the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to ensure that the clauses that we want to amend in the other place will be effective. Then will get the support of those Assemblies.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. We are very short of time. I will call the hon. Gentleman if it is a single short sentence; otherwise, we won’t bother. Blurt it out, man.

Stephen Kerr Portrait Stephen Kerr
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When will the Government publish their framework analysis and their proposed wording for the amendment to clause 11 of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill?

Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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We are continually engaging. My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Wales and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster are going to Wales tomorrow to meet the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly, so that we can get the further detail of those discussions and bring forward the amendments as soon as possible.