Contributions
1,048 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, this is a convenient time to have a break.09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCertainly, more relevant Ministers will be meeting all the time, as well as officials, to discuss these issues, and they are probably the best and most appropriate channels of…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think the noble Baroness was talking about adding to the burden of legislation, which is Clause 15.08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIf the noble Lord is talking about the Clause 15 power, that gives discretion to Ministers. It is the criteria for the use of the update power, which is at the discretion of…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am happy to write if I do not give a satisfactory answer now. It is up to the relevant department to look at the proposed amendment and consider whether it meets the criteria…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this important debate. Amendments 117 to 119, 127, 135 and 143 seek to amend the way in which the powers operate…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thought we were still discussing exemptions. Will the noble Baroness repeat her question?02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI take the noble Baroness’s point.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is one search method.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, this has been a very full and comprehensive debate—I did not expect anything less, given the subject matter. Amendments 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 49, 55 and 147 seek to amend…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe can, indeed, exclude a specific category of law from the REUL exclusions if it relates to a specific area such as animal health, or a particular category of common framework.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhile we will have the power to exempt, the whole point about the sunset date is to retain the rigour of going through the REUL legislation that we have—but we do still retain the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think the answer is, not in their entirety, but a specific category that falls within common frameworks could indeed be excluded.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will have to send that sort of detail out in writing, along with the other letters we are going to be writing in response to other questions.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe will bear that in mind, but I cannot give specific criteria: we want to retain the ability to exclude specific pieces of legislation, as I have said, within a specific category.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think I have taken enough interventions and I would like to make progress, please.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI acknowledge the noble Lord’s intervention but I cannot possibly respond at this stage. We must make progress. Amendment 29 proposes exempting REUL within the competence of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe process is finally complete, as my noble friend suggests. On impact assessments, properly assessing the impact of government policy is an important principle of good…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe do not accept that. We know that there are capacity restraints within the devolved Governments, but the UK Government are also helping them go through the whole body of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think we need to make progress.02 Mar 2023