European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Report (4th Day) — 30 Apr 2018 at 16:30
Moved by Viscount Hailsham
49: Before Clause 9, insert the following new Clause- “Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the European Union(1) Without prejudice to any other statutory provision relating to the withdrawal agreement, Her Majesty’s Government may conclude such an agreement only if a draft has been-(a) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, and(b) subject to the consideration of a motion in the House of Lords.(2) So far as practicable, a Minister of the Crown must make arrangements for the resolution provided for in subsection (1)(a) to be debated and voted on before the European Parliament has debated and voted on the draft withdrawal agreement.(3) Her Majesty’s Government may implement a withdrawal agreement only if Parliament has approved the withdrawal agreement and any transitional measures agreed within or alongside it by an Act of Parliament.(4) Subsection (5) applies in each case that any of the conditions in subsections (6) to (8) is met.(5) Her Majesty’s Government must follow any direction in relation to the negotiations under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which has been-(a) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, and(b) subject to the consideration of a motion in the House of Lords.(6) The condition in this subsection is that the House of Commons has not approved the resolution required under subsection (1)(a) by 30 November 2018.(7) The condition in this subsection is that the Act of Parliament required under subsection (3) has not received Royal Assent by 31 January 2019.(8) The condition in this subsection is that no withdrawal agreement has been reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union by 28 February 2019.(9) In this section, “withdrawal agreement” means an agreement (whether or not ratified) between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU and the framework for the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union.”
Ayes 335, Noes 244.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.| Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
| Con | 19 | 193 (+2 tell) | 85.6% |
| Crossbench | 67 | 36 | 59.5% |
| DUP | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Judge | 1 | 3 | 28.6% |
| Lab | 143 (+2 tell) | 1 | 74.5% |
| LDem | 89 | 0 | 89.9% |
| Non-affiliated | 11 | 4 | 41.7% |
| PC | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 33.3% |
| UUP | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Total: | 333 | 242 | 71.9% |
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