Bill · started in the Commons

Withdrawal from the European Union (Article 50) Bill

A Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to notify the European Council by 31 March 2017 of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Withdrawal from the European Union (Article 50) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 November 2016 by Mr Peter Bone (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Nov 2016
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 21 Feb 2017.