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Part of European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons at 3:45 pm on 8 February 2017.

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Photo of Albert Owen Albert Owen Labour, Ynys Môn 3:45, 8 February 2017

The hon. Gentleman says that Euratom was not on the ballot paper, and he is right, but it was not even mentioned by the Government until they produced the Bill. If it was such a big and obvious issue, why did the Government not raise this important point while the European Union Referendum Bill was going through this House, or at another opportunity? Secondly, and finally, he talks about the two years. Is he suggesting that if there is no agreement after two years, there should be a transitional period, or we will lose our place in the world?