Written Question
Monday 28th October 2019
Asked by:
Antoinette Sandbach (Liberal Democrat - Eddisbury)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish a list of the stakeholders consulted in advance of the publication of the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Bill on 21 October 2019.
Answered by James Duddridge
Since July 2016 - The Department for Exiting the European Union has organised over 850 recorded engagements with business and civil society stakeholders from every sector of the British economy since July 2016, and DExEU Ministers have attended over 120 roundtable meetings on a wide range of topics.
Regular forums have been held with over 70 intermediaries, trade associations and business organisations.
These engagements have informed all aspects of our exit from the European Union, including the Withdrawal Agreement, and provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
"I have always set out wanting to agree a deal with the EU that delivers the outcome of the referendum within the terms of the 2017 manifesto that I stood on. I have fought against an undemocratic no deal and always voted for a deal. In fact, I have voted …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
"I want to put on record what a pleasure it has been to serve my constituents in Eddisbury. I think they would be amazed to know that the purge of the Conservative party that took place yesterday led to their Member of Parliament being expelled from the party, together with …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
"I completely agree. This is a result of the inability of successive Governments to work cross-party across the House to seek common ground, common agreement and common principles. I know many people in this place from all sides of the political divide, and I am certain that there is a …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. The vote itself was on our membership of the EU. It was not about our future relationship. All those emotional matters may well have been sold to the people during the campaign, but the vote itself was about our membership, …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"I support the Bill for this reason: we are seeing the revisionism of history by European Research Group members, who claim that 17.4 million people voted for no deal. That was not on the ballot paper; what was on the ballot paper was our membership of the EU.
Many of …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
"I am sorry, my hon. Friend has spoken many times.
Distressed employers in my constituency who are responsible for thousands of employees want a resolution. The Bill will give Parliament a proper say, in the event that we cannot get a resolution in the timeframes currently set out. Far from …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes
"Does the Secretary of State agree with my constituent who runs a chemical business, who says a no deal would be a disaster for him? Can my right hon. Friend give a direct assurance that we will proceed to a vote on the deal next week?..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 17th October 2018
Asked by:
Antoinette Sandbach (Liberal Democrat - Eddisbury)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is planned to include the framework for the UK's future relationship with the EU.
Answered by Suella Braverman
No. The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will only implement the Withdrawal Agreement. However the Bill will only be introduced following Parliament’s approval of the final deal covering both the withdrawal arrangements and the framework for the future relationship.
As the Prime Minister made clear in her Florence speech last year, the EU is not “legally able to conclude an agreement with the UK as an external partner while it is itself still part of the European Union”. Therefore, the Government will introduce further separate legislation where it is needed to implement the future relationship into UK law, ensuring Parliament is fully involved.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I am grateful, again, to the other place for sending us the amendment. I have been concerned about this issue since the referendum, and have been open in my views about the need for a meaningful vote and parliamentary sovereignty. This is about our country’s future and ensuring that we …..."Antoinette Sandbach - View Speech
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