The noble Lord, Lord Howarth, finds the amendment positively undesirable. I think it is quite difficult for the Government to argue their case, since the amendment merely reinstates what was in their October version of the Bill, so in October the Government must have thought this perfectly workable and not subject to the objections raised by the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, who obviously thinks that the Government were a bit soft then.
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 January 2020.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.
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