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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I ask hon. Members to reject the amendment. Clause 10 ensures that appropriate parliamentary scrutiny is applied to the use of existing delegated powers when they are used to…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Sir George. The clause is a vital part of the Government’s retained EU law reform programme and will make sure that…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The clause gives the judiciary powers in connection with the ending of the supremacy of EU law. It requires a court or tribunal to issue an incompatibility order where retained…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I will try to address all the points raised because I know how seriously they are taken by Opposition Members. The Committee should reject amendments 35, 36, 37, 48 and 93 as they…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to resist amendment 79, which puts in place too high a bar for UK courts to depart from retained case law, including judgments made and influenced by the EU courts. Clause…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I hope I am not failing to understand the question. As I mentioned, each of the REUL Bills is assigned to a Department, and it will be for the Ministers responsible for the REUL…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)The Government recognise the importance of ensuring legislation undergoes appropriate scrutiny and consultation, and I will set that out shortly. However, I ask that hon. Members…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)You will not be surprised to hear, Sir George, that I wish to reject amendments 73, 76, 67 and 60, and new clause 4. While the speeches were taking place, I was reflecting on the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)That is the beauty of each Department putting together their delivery plan. Their own teams will be able to put forward the pieces of REUL that they will assimilate, update or…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman might have been in Parliament longer than I have and might have sat on Committees longer than I have, but it is not unusual to amend pieces of legislation in…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Government amendment 4 clarifies the power to make transitional provisions for the sunset. Transitional provisions are provisions that regulate transition from the existing law to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I ask hon. Members to reject amendments 32 and 29. In short, they delay and deny Brexit. As the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute has said himself, he opposes every step of the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I urge the Committee to reject amendments 75 and 78. The issue of scrutiny has come up again, and I find myself repeating that, as well as the dashboard, Departments will be…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Government have no intention of abandoning our strong record on workers’ rights, having raised domestic standards over recent years to make them some of the highest in the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I hope that, over the next few—or many—days, proceedings will be conducted as calmly as possible. To start on a…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)We are delivering. A crucial part of Brexit was ensuring that our law is the most sovereign law in the land. That is what we are delivering. It is not a diversion from any other…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I ask hon. Members to reject amendments 90 and 91 as well as the introduction of new schedule 1. The amendments undermine the central sunset policy of clause 1 and the Bill as a…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend hits the nails on the head. I have far more faith and confidence in the UK Parliament, and in the Members elected to represent the United Kingdom and its…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Hon. Members will not be surprised to hear that I will reject amendments 74 and 77. It has been an absolute joy to hear a new shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Leeds North…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)The Committee should reject the amendments, which would exempt devolved legislation within Scotland’s legislative competence from the sunset, and amend the territorial extent of…22 Nov 2022