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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)We have had a slightly lively end to the proceedings. I want to pick up on some of the comments made by the Minister. He characterised our opposition to the Bill as not being…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I would like to thank you, Sir Gary, and Sir George for—29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)We’ll see about that. Whichever Benches I am on, I will always hold firm to the view that Parliament should be sovereign, and that Parliament should be the body that looks at laws…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We are almost back where we started, with questions about governance and capacity. Despite spending the best part of three…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 12 Assessment of impact on governance “(1) Each relevant national authority must, within 28 days…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)With that encouragement, I will start from the beginning. Hon. Members will be relieved to hear that I was actually reaching my peroration. The new clauses are designed to address…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)As the Minister just said, Labour will support growth for British business, and we look forward to seeing some in the next 18 months, or maybe before. However, I have a couple of…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Unfortunately, the new clause appears to apply only to Ministers in Scotland, not in the other devolved nations, but it does raise some important issues. If we start from the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will be brief. This is an issue about which we are also concerned. No one wants to enter into a trade war because a Minister makes a mistake, and amends or forgets to restore…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I think I have got rather lost in the number of analogies there; I might want to pull over and take a breather. The point is that we just do not know the full extent of the Bill.…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)It is worth spending a little time on schedule 3 because it is the engine underneath the dashboard of the vehicle that will drive us off the cliff edge at the end of next year. It…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that although we hear an awful lot about how terrible the processes were and about these laws being imposed on us, as we discussed at length, we never…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for providing an explanation of the technical nature of the amendment. It actually quite an important amendment for the Government if they are to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause relates to legislative reform orders under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. There are certainly positives associated with the mechanisms within which…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Will there be a standard threshold across Departments to trigger when Ministers may use the power? If so, can the Minister share it with us?29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I was sorry to read that you may not be seeking re-election. I know that social media is not always truthful on such things,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)The Government have a track record of inadequate impact assessments going back a few years, and they are not showing much sign of improvement with this Bill. Labour sees it as our…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)Ronseal.24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I agree, and I hope that by the time the Bill reaches its conclusion we have clearer answers on how Parliament will be able to properly scrutinise many of the powers that the…24 Nov 2022