Bill · started in the Commons
European Union (Referendum on Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
A Bill to require the holding of a referendum in which one option is to endorse the agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the European Union on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union and the other option is for the United Kingdom to continue to be a member of the European Union; to require the Prime Minister to seek an extension of the period of two years specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending after that referendum; and for connected purposes.
The story so farThe European Union (Referendum on Withdrawal Agreement) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 February 2019 by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat). 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
- 1st reading Commons 6 Feb 2019
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 22 Mar 2019.