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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady will know that this Government have consistently improved the rights of workers. It is a process that has continued over the last 12 years since this party has been…22 Nov 2022HANSARD IranIt has been clear for many years that Iran is a rogue state, presided over by gangsters posing as clerics and seeking to maintain control through the actions of thugs posing as…16 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)No, can Mr Sharp answer this? He is the person who has had the meeting. Tim Sharp: We have met BEIS officials as the TUC. Have we asked for assurances? We have asked for…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q It seems to me that you have not asked for any assurances, including in this evidence today. Frankly, you are raising hares that are completely illusory, and you know full well,…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q So you have presumably raised your concerns about the issue of protecting workers’ rights and the potential impact of the proposals in the Bill? Tim Sharp: We have raised our…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Have you asked for assurances? Shantha David: I am unclear how that would assist—08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Have you actually requested comfort from those senior officials on the issue of workers’ rights? Have you asked for assurances? Tim Sharp: I do not think anyone has been able to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)What about you, Mr Sharp? Tim Sharp: We meet BEIS officials, for example, on a reasonably regular basis.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Do you not think a simple conversation might assist? You have not had it.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Sorry, I thought you had not met any officials. Shantha David: No, but I am allowed to have an opinion, I think. I do meet officials from time to time.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)You are clearly concerned that there may be a wholesale scrapping of workers’ rights as a consequence of this Bill. Have you asked for any reassurance from the officials to whom…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)I do not think that that necessarily precludes you. Shantha David: I am a practising lawyer.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q I will ask you about the principle of the supremacy of EU retained law, on which we had some conflicting evidence this morning. As you know, the Bill abolishes that principle.…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q I want to come back to Ms Duhs on her point about the supremacy of retained EU law. As a consequence of the referendum in 2016 and all the legislation that has been introduced…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Fox, you postulated earlier that sifting committees might be established to assess whether individual pieces of retained EU law should be retained or dispensed with. Given…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Sir Stephen. The Bill abolishes the principle of the supremacy of retained EU law. Do you think that that is the right course? Sir Stephen Laws: Yes, I do. I think…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q I imagine that you both have regular meetings with Ministers and senior Government officials. Is that correct? Shantha David: I am a lawyer, so I do not necessarily.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingAvanti trains sometimes trundle along the rail infrastructure of north Wales, but these days it is an increasingly infrequent occurrence. Avanti has provided a shockingly poor…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Prime Minister is to be commended for securing the passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill through this House without amendment before the summer recess. Can she…19 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment ZonesFurther to the last question, my right hon. Friend will know that north Wales is part of the same economic region as the north-west of England, and it is therefore essential that…17 Oct 2022