Forgive me for correcting the Minister. I do not mean to be rude, but clauses 7 to 9 extend to Northern Ireland, so these powers will also be extended to Northern Ireland—schedule 2 extends them to Northern Ireland—so if we had an Executive up and running again, Ministers in a devolved Assembly could make regulations that affected the Good Friday agreement. The protection to the Good Friday agreement—the Belfast agreement—has to be written into clause 9, so I suggest that the Government take it away tonight, redraft it and come back on Report with something that satisfies everyone in this House, including the Minister.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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Lady Hermon
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 December 2017.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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