No amendments were put to the vote in the Lords Committee Stage, but five amendments were tabled during the reporting phase on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 January. The British Parliament is a two-chamber legislative power, which means that it has two legislative chambers. Before a bill can become an Act of Parliament, it must be formally approved by both houses. A bill will first complete its main phases in one house, and then it will complete the same phases in the other house (although both might come first). If the Second Chamber amends the bill submitted to it by the First, the First Assembly will be invited to consider those amendments. The House of Lords has made a series of amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2019-21. What changes has the House of Lords made? What happens now? And what is the role of the House of Commons? The bill had third reading on Thursday, January 9. It is now going to the House of Lords for its second reading on Monday 13 January, which will be a general debate on all aspects of the act. Peers is expected to impose a greater challenge on the law, but it is still unlikely to block its passage. This amendment amends the declaration of parliamentary sovereignty so that it explicitly takes account of the Sewel Convention. It therefore provides additional constitutional context as to when and how the UK Parliament exercises its sovereign legislative powers in decentralised areas.
During the reporting phase, the Lords voted by 269 votes to 229 in favour of Lord Oates` Amendment 1. The government makes available a memorandum of delegated authority for all public bills (including hybrids) to justify the transfer of powers, usually to ministers, in the bill. Lord Beith`s amendment would prevent lower courts from departing from the ECJ`s case law (reinstatement of the original position of section 6 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018). Details of the deliberations in the Public Project Committee or the House of Representatives Whole Committee, on each phase of the report (reflection) and on each subsequent review of Lords Amendments or Lords Messages. The documents shall contain the text of the amendments considered at each meeting and indicate whether they have been approved, negative (not approved), unsused, not postponed or withdrawn. This overview explains the changes made by the upper house, why this bill returned to the House of Commons, and the role the House of Commons will play in reviewing these changes. Full text of the Act of Parliament as voted by Parliament (this is the law in its original state. The law may have been amended by another law, and such changes are not indicated in this version). See Lords amendments on the Lords` new amendment page The bill passed its second reading on 19 December 2019 by 358 votes to 234. . .