Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote

Justine Greening Excerpts

Tuesday 11th December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Lidington]

I think anybody who has observed my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in action, both in her current office and in the other offices she has held over the years, will be in no doubt about her commitment to parliamentary accountability, whatever the cost to her in terms of the time that you, Mr Speaker, rightly say that she should be spending—and she accepts that she should spend—in answering questions from colleagues in every party in every corner of this House.

[Justine Greening (Putney) (Con)]

I think that nobody doubts how much effort the Prime Minister has put into the entire process of Brexit, but in the end, what matters to people outside here is not effort but results. This House ought to have the chance to vote on those results.

[Mr Lidington]

As I shall say shortly, this House will indeed have that opportunity.