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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWorkers will want to know precisely which of their rights will be impacted by this clause. Of the current numbers, can the Minister identify how many regulations in the dashboard…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesMy Lords, I welcome the Statement from Andrew Mitchell and the Government’s emergency response to the situation in Turkey and Syria. I also congratulate the people of the United…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will not detain the Committee for long. Obviously, my noble friend and the Front Bench team oppose Clause 10 standing part of the Bill, for very good reasons, as…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I too am extremely grateful to the Minister for his letter; I actually got it on Friday. I certainly welcome it. One of the sentences in the letter that struck me—it hit…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe noble Baroness should not therefore have a problem in saying that they will consult it. Can we not have a commitment from the Government that they will do so? That is all.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, in this Committee, as the Minister has constantly been reacting to, we seem to keep going over the same old ground. The good thing about Committee is that it is not…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI seek clarification about the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, on the power that Secretaries of State have on…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think it is a fundamental question. If they have the power to maintain and amend, specifically something that is totally the competency of either the Scottish Parliament or the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere is no need for these sorts of insults; we have agreed times.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI hear the noble Lord, and I just want to clarify that I did speak to the specific amendments, because I was talking about transport and travel. I am particularly concerned about…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe talked about the regulations that might fall off after the sunset and those that might be thrown out by a Minister, but the last part of the letter that the noble Lord referred…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I think we could debate this for much longer. I do not believe in conspiracy theories but I definitely believe in the cock-up theory of history, and this is certainly…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister raised the question of aviation. It is one of the most serious points here because it is about business confidence, consumer confidence and consumer protection. The…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIs the noble Lord suggesting that employment rights are irrelevant, not important and not a consideration?23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHow will it hold the Government to account?23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe regulations are on the dashboard.23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall be relatively brief. These two regulations were covered in my Amendment 40, so it could be argued that I have already addressed them. I want to focus on the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe noble Lord may want to re-open the debate on the referendum and EU membership, but I do not. I want to focus on people’s rights now; that is the important point. That is why I…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan I ask a simple question on TUPE? My fear is that we are not getting straight answers. Does the noble Lord think that it sets a good standard to protect workers in difficult…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, this has been a very important and fascinating debate. I open by echoing the remarks of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds. This is Committee stage and we…23 Feb 2023