Make provision about the effect in domestic law of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement, about other domestic law in subject areas dealt with by the Protocol and for connected purposes
House of Commons
31 October 2023
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill would put the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland into UK domestic law and adjust other UK laws that deal with the Protocol’s topics. It aims to ensure the Protocol works smoothly within the UK legal system, including areas touching crime and justice. The bill is currently in the Lords, at Committee stage, having previously progressed through the Commons in 2022.
The bill started in the Commons and passed through its stages there in 2022. It is now being considered by the Lords, in Committee stage.
In the Commons Third Reading, the bill passed 267 Aye to 195 No. In the Committee stage, proposed amendments were defeated by wide margins (examples: New Clause 12 192–273; Amendment 3 194–275; etc). Across parties, Labour, Lib Dems, SNP, SDLP, Plaid Cymru and others backed the bill, while the Conservative Party and DUP largely opposed; Sinn Féin MPs did not vote.
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The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
