Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I informed the House last week - I will reconfirm it this week - a convention was agreed between myself and the then Minister, Esther McVey, in April of last year. That convention was subsequently reaffirmed by me and the new Minister, Amber Rudd, when she took over in December. It will be signed later this week. The convention will ensure a double lock in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The heads of the Bill for which I am responsible were published last week and will be presented to the House on 22 February.

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