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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)indicated assent.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 Mr Robertson, you have been crystal clear that you do not support any aspect of the Bill. The Bill provides for broad powers that the devolved Administrations will be able to…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Please don’t; I think the point is crystal clear. So much of this is caught up in legal language. You made it clear that there are some powers that would allow you easily to align…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q It is good that you agree with most of what the Bill is trying to achieve, compared with Dr Richard, who does not want the Bill at all, because it provides us with an…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 (First sitting)Q Good morning. Now that we have left the European Union, is it right that the influence of retained EU law should be reduced in statute and in the courts? Sir Stephen Laws: Yes,…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)May I respond to the response that was given a moment ago, to get clarity?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 (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)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 (First sitting)Q You have already talked about the conflict between domestic law and laws made to harmonise across Europe, but, for the record, does not the fact that the EU legislates in a very…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. I have a question for Sir Richard Aikens. The Government have made it clear—although I do not think it helps when the Government “make it clear”, because everyone…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you agree that the Bill strikes the right balance between providing for legal certainty and allowing the Government to seize the opportunities of no longer being tied to EU…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 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsI will give a response to that as well, which will hopefully provide some satisfaction. Miscarriage is obviously a personal experience; there are opportunities to try and request…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I am standing in today for the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, my hon. Friend…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Bus Manufacture in the UKTo quickly address the hydrogen point, I am not sure that ringfencing is the appropriate word for me to use at the Dispatch Box, but there is funding available for hydrogen buses;…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Bus Manufacture in the UKFirst of all, it is not a DFT official in the box, but a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy official. Secondly, as my right hon. Friend knows, I would have…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Bus Manufacture in the UKI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Selby and Ainsty (Nigel Adams) on securing tonight’s important debate and setting out clearly some of the challenges that UK bus…31 Oct 2022