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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The amendment is in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. It seeks to extend the date at which revocation can take place to 23 June 2029. As we have heard…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “2023” and insert “2026”. This amendment, together with Amendment 28, changes the date that the revocation of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. Amendments 26 and 28, tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes, would change the date on which…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I look forward to hearing what the Government have to say by way of explanation. I agree with my hon. Friend. It makes absolutely no sense, unless the arbitrary deadline is purely…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)The right hon. Gentleman misses the point. It is about a much wider area: the principle of sunsetting by the end of next year. It is a legal minefield. If we are determined to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Walthamstow and the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston—and happy birthday! I am sure that he dreamed of spending his big day with us. Both…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 68, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— “(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an instrument, or a provision of an instrument, that— (a) would be…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)It will come as no surprise to the Minister that I will not withdraw the amendment. I repeat that Scotland is having this done to us by a Government that we did not elect,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) Subsection (1) does not apply unless a motion approving the revocation of any piece of legislation to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)The amendments are in my name and the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. I will be extremely brief. The purpose of these amendments is to recognise the fact that…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I am not remotely surprised by the Minister’s reply, but I gently ask her: who knows better than the parliamentarians representing people across these islands in Edinburgh,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will speak to amendments 60, 67 and new clause 4, tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. The amendments would oblige the Secretary of State to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 32, in clause 2, page 2, line 10, leave out subsection (3).22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Very briefly on new clause 4, it is extremely disappointing that the Government have dismissed what I believe was an easy opportunity to show that they were listening to genuine…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I shall speak to amendment 31, tabled in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes. The amendment is crucial and goes to the heart of the whole debate. It seeks…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Could the Minister clarify the answer she has given? I think she said that because of the confusion that could arise from different regulatory frameworks operating in different…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementMy rural, economically fragile constituency has been battered by a Brexit that we did not vote for resulting in the loss of European markets for our abundant seafood and meat…17 Nov 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022On money laundering, is the Minister aware that the BBC and Finance Uncovered recently revealed the use of English limited partnerships among Putin’s inner circle, and the fact…14 Nov 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: Conduct towards WomenThank you, Mr Speaker. I think we are all agreed that the reports that emerged over the weekend are truly shocking, and I pay tribute to the women who have spoken out about the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDGovernment Responsibility for the Union and Intergovernmental RelationsI, too, welcome the new Secretary of State and his team to their place. It has been well documented that not once in her 45 days in office did the former Prime Minister pick up…27 Oct 2022