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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sure that they were trying to make a helpful point. We have got to help one another to get through this. I have undertaken to look at what is being done about methodology and…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAs always, the noble and learned Lord is very helpful. I will think about that and about what we can say about the methodology that has been adopted. It is helpful that he…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDepartments have been looking at these regulations for a number of years. Some time ago, when I was previously a Minister, I was looking at the regulations to see how they might…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIf we have new regulations then the normal form in departments is to consult on them.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe can confirm that it is authoritative. The version that will come out in the spring—the next version—will be authoritative. The comprehensiveness of it will come when the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAgain, we come back to individual decisions, although we have an amendment on the devolved Administrations later on; I hope we will reach it today. To respond to the noble Lord,…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank the noble Lord. His was a general question; I was not going to seek to reply to it. Obviously, the extent of divergence that we might or might not have depends on…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank the noble Baroness for raising that; I will have to take it up with the Department for Transport and get back to her. On Amendment 24 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am advised that the interpretive effects are not case law; I thank my noble friend on the Front Bench for that. I do not really want to cause more confusion on this important…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIs the noble Baroness talking about supremacy and the general principles?28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Bill sunsets in 2023.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI apologise to the noble Baroness, but in our debates on future clauses we are going to discuss in an orderly way how these interpretive effects are going to be kept, where…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOkay—I apologise.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think my noble friend sent the letter to try to be helpful, following the discussions that were had on the first day of Committee. I hope that others will look at the letter at…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Government cannot amend an SI but they can debate one. We will debate these arrangements in our debate on a future group.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think we have heard a number of general points—I just want to maintain the level of humour. I therefore want to move back to transport and try to complete my response on these…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere is a sifting process. The regulations will come to this House. There will be some that people are entirely happy with, because they will be taking EU law and, perhaps,…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillTo make progress, I should make it clear that Clause 15 is the main clause and that there are a number of amendments on that group, on which we can no doubt have a longer…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, mentioned asbestos as another example, and of course we dealt with that area yesterday: we have been going carefully through in a reassuring…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillA sunset gives us an idea of the timing of the measures. It has precedent elsewhere. We have brought forward the Bill, and I think it has great value, because we are now looking…28 Feb 2023