UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1952
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
[As Introduced]
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BILL
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This Act allowed the UK government to formally notify the European Union that Britain was leaving. It gave legal permission for the Prime Minister to trigger Article 50 (the official exit process), which started the Brexit process in March 2017.
Presented by Mr David Davis
supported by Lord Bridges of Headley.
supported by Lord Bridges of Headley.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count19 votes
5% Aye · 195% No · 18
MPs' vote616 MPs
80% Ayes · 49420% Noes · 122
The democratic gap
75% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading26 Jan 2017
- 2nd reading31 Jan 2017
- Committee stage6 Feb 2017
- Report stage8 Feb 2017
- 3rd reading8 Feb 2017
Lords
- 1st reading8 Feb 2017
- 2nd reading20 Feb 2017
- Committee stage27 Feb 2017
- Report stage7 Mar 2017
- 3rd reading7 Mar 2017
Royal Assent16 Mar 2017