Proceeding contribution from Hilary Benn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 December 2017. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
It is not just a question of assurances given from the Dispatch Box. In clause 9, Ministers are proposing to take a power that would enable them, after the event, to get rid of what they have described as safeguards in the Bill if they feel like it, by means of the mechanisms provided in that clause. Does that not undermine the confidence that the House can have in those safeguards, given that they may no longer be in the text of the Bill when it becomes an Act?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 633 c218
- Session
- 2017-19
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Children Disclosure of information Conditions of employment Animal welfare Crimes of violence Delegated legislation Women Equality Human rights Environment protection EU law Ministerial powers Protection Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Refugees Trade Henry VIII clauses Brexit Dublin regulations
- Legislation
- European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19
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