I think the Chair of the Select Committee has answered his own question. The point is that we will produce separate primary legislation to deal with the withdrawal agreement and the terms of any transition. We should not be putting the cart before the horse. This Bill is about making sure that we have at our disposal all the means to implement in UK law any deal, and its terms, as and when it is struck.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Dominic Raab
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 November 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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