Parliamentary Scrutiny of Leaving the EU

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:48 pm on 12 October 2016.

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Photo of David Jones David Jones Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union) 6:48, 12 October 2016

I will not give way.

I have no doubt that the Bill will be subject to rigorous scrutiny by both Houses of Parliament during its passage. It will be for Parliament to determine what changes to the law in the great repeal Bill will best suit the national interest, but the national interest must be the paramount consideration for both the Government and Parliament.

We will shortly be entering into extensive and detailed negotiations about the terms of our withdrawal. It is entirely right that the Government should not damage our position in those negotiations by spelling out in fine detail what our negotiating position will be.