Part of Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:45 pm on 9 July 2019.
Absolutely. This is also a free-vote issue, so if this passes a vote it will go into law and become part of primary legislation. Ministers would be bound by it and Government would proceed. People should be aware that many of the same concerns that I expressed about new clause 1 apply to new clause 10, so there may be issues.