Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 Debate
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Gavin Newlands
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Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019
Gavin Newlands Excerpts(4 years, 7 months ago)
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James Duddridge
The law very clearly lays out the obligations in section 3 and other sections. I have nothing further to add.
Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP)
If, as many of us suspect, the Prime Minister and Mr Cummings will attempt to navigate a path around the effect of the Benn Act—a feeling that the Minister’s answers this morning have not assuaged—what will the Government’s response be when the Court of Session in Edinburgh uses its nobile officium powers to sign a letter seeking an extension for him?
James Duddridge
I do not think I am sharing a secret: it is the Government’s intention to navigate their way around the Benn Act by getting a withdrawal agreement and a deal through the House of Commons. That is our plan A.