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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will be mercifully brief. The amendment stands in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. The amendment and new clause 3 would oblige the UK Government to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am disappointed but not in the least surprised by the Minister’s response. In the future, when we pick over the detritus of the Bill and people say, “Why did they do it the way…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 22, page 21, line 39, at end insert— “(aa) section [Assessment of the impact of repeal of retained EU law];”.29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will again be brief. The amendment and new clause would oblige the UK Government to publish an impact assessment of the consequences of repealing retained EU law. If they are…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his reply. It is nice to see that the temperature has come down somewhat. If only to reassure the public that what they are doing is working, it is…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 22, page 21, line 42, at end insert— “(da) section [ Impact on the UK’s obligations under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement ];”.29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)When England and Wales voted to leave the European Union, and took Scotland and Northern Ireland out of the EU along with them, the United Kingdom Government signed a withdrawal…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for that response. Whether on workers’ rights or environmental protection, we have heard so much evidence and correspondence from people outside this…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 22, page 21, line 42, at end insert— “(da) section [Disapplication of the UK Internal Market Act 2020];”29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Having been mercifully brief previously, I may take slightly longer now, because I think these measures are fundamental to our concerns about the Bill. Amendment 65 and new clause…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)If food standards will be absolutely protected and enshrined, as the Minister said, will he give me a cast-iron guarantee that, if the Scottish Government decide they do not want…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Let me rephrase the question. Should the UK Government decide that chlorine-washed chicken is acceptable and the Scottish Government decide it is not, could the Minister give me a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will not withdraw the amendment, and I will seek to divide the Committee. The Minister said that the UK Internal Market Act is there to protect the interests of business;…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 22, page 22, line 5, at end insert— “(3A) But no provision of this Act, other than this section, may come into force in relation to Scotland…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)Again, I am not remotely surprised that the Government have rejected the amendment; they have rejected every single amendment we have tabled in the past six sittings, over three…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir Gary. I associate myself with the comments made by the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, and thank the Clerks and the Government’s…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 70, in clause 16, page 18, line 25, at end insert— “(1A) Before the power in subsection (1) may be exercised, the relevant national authority must publish…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementFrom the moment we learned about the existence of this VIP lane for the politically connected, it was almost inevitable that it would come to this. This get-rich-quick scheme to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I absolutely associate myself with the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. It is for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Law Officers to decide what…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 38, in clause 7, page 5, line 39, after “court)” insert “in England and Wales or Northern Ireland”. This amendment, together with Amendments 39 to 47 and…24 Nov 2022