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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)I will never get those hours of my life back. That is fine. Please carry on. Dr Gravey: Just the fact of the need to map all retained EU law in the devolved sphere is something…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q I am conscious of time, so I will be as quick as I can. I hope we get some quick answers. I have a question for you, Dr Gravey. A blog of 10 October that you co-authored on…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Clancy, we heard earlier that the EU legislates very differently from the UK, and that creates tensions between retained EU law and other domestic law. Is that a concern with…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Thank you.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)What is the evidence? Phoebe Clay: That these rules are not protected. We need to ensure that they will be.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q But you have no evidence for that statement at the moment. Phoebe Clay: We have the evidence that—08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Benwell, earlier you said you wanted the Bill to stop—I am sure the transcript will provide that evidence. Ms Phoebe Clay, your organisation accused the Bill of threatening…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q So we are going to lose our bank holidays. Are we going to lose the one we get for the coronation of the King? Shantha David: I would not know. That is down to the Government.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Ms David, did you mention eight bank holidays? Shantha David: Yes.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Returning to Mr Sharpe, does the Bill, as drafted, strike the right balance between providing safeguards and enabling the removal of outdated retained EU law from our…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Howe, I will ask a supplementary, because I know you are eager to answer the question as well. We have heard a lot, especially from the critics, saying that the Bill is not…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning. There has been a lot of discussion about whether the Bill should be happening now and whether it should happen at all. My question is this: is now the right time…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q I assume, then, that you agree that the Bill allows for sufficient opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny. Martin Howe: Well, it does. It is comparable to the parliamentary…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q It was good to hear recognition of the UK’s long legacy of environmental and animal welfare protections. Often we have higher standards here than the EU does, so I struggle to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q I am not sure whether anyone ever has a normal political year any more; I am afraid it is what it is. My first question is to Professor Barnard. Thank you so much for your…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Young, when you gave oral evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee in its inquiry on retained EU law, you explained that EU law is drafted differently from UK law,…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q I feel that this is the right time to correct the record, because I am sure that Dr Fox would not want to say anything inaccurate on the record. Earlier, you referenced a…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q You have actually answered the question, more than you think. Some people said that creation of retained EU law under the EU (Withdrawal) Act created a second statute book, but…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)indicated assent.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q But you are speculating that we are. I am anxious about this constant speculation and the fear that it is creating. People on the Government side, and in the Opposition as well,…08 Nov 2022