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HANSARDRetained 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 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall start on a slightly different note by sharing in the tributes that have been made to the noble Baroness, Lady Boothroyd. She was a real inspiration for young…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIn fairness, the noble Lord is right: there is the scope for some sunsetting, but the direction of travel has very much been—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) 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) BillIf we have new regulations then the normal form in departments is to consult on them.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) 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) BillI think exact groupings of the regulatory area will be a judgment for the relevant Minister. The letter was trying helpfully to point out that there was the possibility of some…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have had correspondence with these bodies. Certainly, in my other work I deal with the Food Standards Agency. It is very helpful and it links with government. If I may, I think…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere is a process in place. The Minister explained earlier how it is working and that we will be giving more information, as we should. I was trying to reassure the Committee…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillAs I said, we are determined to have a review and to make the changes that we can, and the two Bills are going through concurrently. A decision was taken—I think rightly—to take…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe have a process for those measures. Obviously, there is a lot of retained EU law. We are going through it very carefully. Departments are doing that and are working out what…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will try to answer my noble friend’s question. Defra has a programme looking at all this. It needs to decide what to preserve and what might need to be amended. I think the Bill…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI was going to respond at the end on common frameworks, partly to say what our hope is, and partly to say that this may well come up under future amendments on the Bill in the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillClearly, when civil servants are reviewing the body of law, they will look at individual points that have been raised, not least those that have been raised by this House. That is…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWhat I meant is that, when Bills are going through and noble Lords raise points, it is my experience, having done many Bills both as a civil servant and as a Minister, that these…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI find it difficult to answer that. My understanding is that there has been extensive dialogue with officials across all these portfolios, as noble Lords would expect: that is how…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think our overriding concern is to make sure that all the areas are reviewed and that is behind this whole process, including the sunset. Let me move on, if I may, and make a…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThat is why we have published the dashboard and why we will improve it. It is why we want to get this Bill through, so that the SI process can start in good time for the end of…23 Feb 2023