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| Long title | An Act to make provision to implement, and make other provision in connection with, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; to make further provision in connection with the United Kingdom's future relationship with the EU and its member States; to make related provision about passenger name record data, customs and privileges and immunities; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2020 c. 29 |
| Introduced by | Michael Gove,Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Commons) Lord True,Minister of State for European Union Relations and Constitutional Policy (Lords) |
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| Royal assent | 31 December 2020 |
| Commencement | 31 December 2020 |
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TheEuropean Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020[1] (c. 29) is anact of theParliament of the United Kingdom that implements theEU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed between theUnited Kingdom and theEuropean Union andEuratom in December 2020.[2] The bill for the Act was introduced to theHouse of Commons byChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterMichael Gove on 30 December 2020, with the aim of enacting the bill on the same day.[3][4]
The trade agreement wasprovisionally applied immediately after theBrexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020, with the act serving as the UK Parliament's ratification of the agreement.[5][failed verification] Before the agreement came fully into force, theEnglish version of the treaty needed to be legally checked and tidied up ("scrubbed"), and needed to be adopted by theEuropean Parliament and theCouncil of the European Union.[6][7]
TheHouse of Commons wasrecalled from recess – theHouse of Lords was already sitting – to enable the legislation to be debated,[8][9] and it was passed by 521 votes to 73.[10]
Leader of the House of CommonsJacob Rees-Mogg put forward a motion to fast-track the bill through the House of Commons on 30 December 2020. This was criticised by Labour'sValerie Vaz, calling the decision to have limited debate "unacceptable".[3]
Patrick Grady (SNP) tabled an amendment to extend debate. It was put to adivision where it was voted down by theConservatives andDemocratic Unionist Party with one Conservative MP,William Wragg, rebelling.[11] Labour abstained.
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| Aye | 60 |
| No | 362 |
Nearly allConservative MPs and mostLabour MPs voted in favour of the bill, while every other party in the Commons voted against.Tonia Antoniazzi andHelen Hayes resigned from their position on Labour'sfrontbench to abstain, withBell Ribeiro-Addy being the only Labour MP to vote against the Bill:
| Future Relationship Bill Second and Third Readings | ||
| Ballot → | 30 December 2020 | |
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Yes
| 521 / 635 | |
No
| 73 / 635 | |
Abstentions
| 41 / 635 | |
1 / 635 | ||
| Sources:UK Parliament[13][14] | ||
A similar amendment to extend the length of debate was put forward byLord Adonis, which was voted down. The Bill therefore completed in one day.
| EU (Future Relationship) Bill Division 1: Business of the House amendment | ||
| Ballot → | 30 December 2020 | |
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Content
| 125 / 448 | |
Not content
| 323 / 448 | |
| Sources:UK Parliament[15] | ||
The European Union (Future Relationship) Bill was approved by theHouse of Lords on 30 December 2020, allowing the bill to be givenroyal assent in the early hours of 31 December.[16]
The Speaker of the House of Commons has granted a request from the Government to recall the House at 9.30am on 30 December 2020 to debate legislation to give effect to the Agreement with the EU in UK law.
As parliament is in recess for Christmas, it is being recalled on 30 December so that MPs can debate and vote on the bill to enact Downing Street's trade agreement with the EU.
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