It seems to me that the Solicitor General is simply giving the House a reality check as to the position that we have been put into by Members who voted in various ways. But is not the situation in law that, although it might be necessary to participate in elections—which neither he nor I nor, I think, most of us want—as a matter of law, the outgoing European Parliament exists until the moment that the new Parliament is created, and therefore there are certain things that could take place, such as ratification of any agreement, until the point that the new Parliament meets; also, the argument that British presence might impugn the new Parliament would not exist if we have left by that time?
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 April 2019.
It occurred during Debate on Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019.
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