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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 35, in clause 7, page 7, line 4, leave out “, if the point of law relates to the meaning or effect of relevant Scotland legislation”. This amendment,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I will speak briefly about the amendments, which will remove any restraint the Bill would place on Scotland’s Lord Advocate in making reference to retained EU law. As it stands,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 49, in clause 7, page 9, line 33, at end insert— “(11) Within three months of the passage of this Act, the Secretary of State must lay before both Houses…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes for his very thoughtful contribution. Again, that goes to the heart of the Bill and the bonfire that the Government are…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. Such muddled thinking and the unintended consequences of pushing it through so quickly go to the heart of the Bill. There are consequences…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I will not push the amendment to a vote, but we will return to it on Report. I remain completely unclear, given the timeframe, how EU law will be removed by the Bill, but be…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 10, page 11, line 18, leave out from “paragraph 3” to the end of line 23 and insert “may not be so made, confirmed or approved unless a draft…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will withdraw the amendment, but it is something that we will return to on Report. This is an Executive power grab; it is a weakening of the role and influence of Members of…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)rose —24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister said that we get our voices heard, including in this Committee, and that may well be true for the Government, the official Opposition and SNP members. However, we…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)rose—24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)No, I was trying to intervene on the Minister.24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 53, in clause 12, page 15, line 1, leave out subsection (3).24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will speak to amendments 53 and 54 on behalf of myself and my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. Members will be aware that clause 12 is about the mechanism that will allow…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister is right. As we have said from day one, we oppose the Bill, but if it has to pass—history and the numbers in the room tell us that it will pass—it will do so without…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Anyone sufficiently interested in knowing the list of amendments I am addressing can read them in Hansard . As we have heard, clause 7 seeks to relax domestic rules on judicial…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionThe Secretary of State has been struggling to answer the most basic questions from colleagues, so I have a simple question for him. On 13 November 2017, in a debate in Westminster…23 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her answer. As I have often said, it satisfies me not one jot, but I understand and was expecting that answer. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)We will press amendment 31 to a vote. I am far from satisfied with the answer that the Minister provided. We recognise that there is a power grab taking place and this Government…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I rise to speak to the amendments tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes, which would remove the sunsetting of EU legislation where it falls within…22 Nov 2022