I was listening carefully to what the Prime Minister said, and it sounds to me as though she and her Ministers are indeed talking to EU member states and trying to get this issue resolved. There is a two-stage process here: we need an agreement in principle by the UK Government with other EU member states—
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Harper
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
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