3. Legislative Consent Motion on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:08 pm on 21 January 2020.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 3:08, 21 January 2020

Dirprwy Lywydd, can I thank you and the Llywydd for the flexibility that you have shown over the debate, the timing of the debate, on the withdrawal agreement Bill, probably the most important piece of Westminster legislation we have had to consider in the 20-year history of this Senedd? Now, let me be clear about what this debate is not about. It is not about blocking Brexit; it is not about frustrating the Bill. It is about the form and not the fact of Brexit. It is about improving and not derailing the Bill. Brexit is going to happen—that is a fact. How Brexit happens, however, is anything but settled.