I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I think he is absolutely right about the way in which the European Parliament is constituted. It is due, I think, to rise on 18 April, but it does not cease to exist—it does not dissolve in the way that we do. That is important in terms of ratification, because section 13 of the withdrawal Act that we passed obviously includes that requirement as well.
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Buckland
(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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