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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I know from my brief in the shadow DEFRA team that some very important enforcement actions are extrapolated from European case law, because we were under the aegis of the European…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am afraid we are back to the Homeric length of speech that I regaled everyone with on Tuesday. This wide range of amendments is designed to do three things. First, amendments…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 15, page 17, line 30, at end insert— “(4A) No regulations may be made under this section unless the conditions set out in section [Conditions…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendment would require Ministers to report to Parliament with a written statement in the event that a court made an order to declare that EU law and domestic law are…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I fear we may be straying into future debates. I will not take much longer—I take your lead, Sir George. We will have further discussions about burdens and regression, so I will…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister talked about both an appropriate level of scrutiny and robust scrutiny, but then went on to talk about sifting. We know that there are upwards of 4,000 regulations.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I take on board what the Minister says, although that last comment on the environment is slightly galling considering that on 31 October the Government were meant to bring…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Our amendments 82 and 83 require the national authority to consult on a draft text of restatement regulations, and to set out to Parliament or the relevant devolved legislature…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 80, in clause 9, page 10, line 36, at end insert— “(4A) Within 28 days of the making of an incompatibility order, a Minister of the Crown must, by written…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)You will have to intervene if you want me to say it again. Those chemicals are linked to an increased cancer risk, putting our children’s health at risk. The protective gap…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I do not want to rehash the debate we have already had, but we were talking about maybe as many as 500 or more regulations not currently on the dashboard, with effects that we…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)It was interesting to see the proclamations by the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth on various aspects. I mentioned the Australia trade deal in my speech, and last week…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)We now come to the impact of the Bill on laws that fall within the remit of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Government’s dashboard lists only 570 laws…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 74, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following instruments— (a) The REACH Regulation and the REACH…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister’s response reflects the scale of the task at DEFRA. Just last week, a question was asked of DEFRA on the topic of pesticide regulations. The Minister for Food,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I was at COP27, and I spoke to people from pacific small island developing states—climate Ministers, speakers and chairs of environment committees—who are suffering the most…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Fleet Solid Support ShipsIn responding to the urgent question, the Minister seems to have left out a number of important details. Will he confirm whether the prime contractor for the fleet solid support…18 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetIt is a pleasure to welcome the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Rebecca Pow) back to her place. The…17 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI also congratulate the hon. Member for Neath on bringing forward this long-overdue piece of legislation. It fills in part of a broader plethora of animal-welfare issues,…16 Nov 2022