Moved by
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
21: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Involvement of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
(1) Within six months of exercising the power under section 1(1), the Prime Minister must publish a document setting out arrangements that have been agreed between the Prime Minister and the devolved administrations for the Secretary of State to—
(a) consult the devolved administrations on the matters referred to in subsection (2),
(b) specify how their views on those matters will be taken into account, and
(c) seek to reach a consensus on those matters.
(2) The matters are—
(a) the terms proposed for withdrawal from the European Union (including the initial negotiating position), and
(b) the framework for the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union.
(3) The arrangements referred to subsection (1) must make provision for statements to be published setting out the extent to which consensus has been reached.
(4) The arrangements may make provision for functions to be exercised by Joint Ministerial Committees.
(5) Before concluding an agreement under the process set out in Article 50 with any institution of the European Union, the Prime Minister must consult the devolved administrations on the terms of any proposed agreements, and specify how their views have been taken into account.
(6) For the purposes of this section, the devolved administrations are—
(a) the Scottish Ministers,
(b) the Welsh Ministers, and
(c) the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly.”