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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am impressed by the Minister’s ambition, although I am not sure that everybody shares his confidence. Will he share with the Committee how realistic it is that that ambition…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Secretary of State and her team to their roles. May I start by congratulating the Government on their international education strategy, which has already been…28 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does she recognise the way this procedure contrasts with the way these laws were originally made? Obviously, under the co-decision…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I wish to make a relatively brief point, anticipating what the Minister might say on the basis of her response to comments on clause 3. It is worrying, when we are trying to have…24 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister give way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that the purpose of a Public Bill Committee is to put legislation under scrutiny and that that process is enabled by Ministers answering questions? Does…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)The Minister says that work is taking place in every Department. The Government clearly have a lot concerning them at the moment and many priorities. What assessment has been made…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. On her point on the absence of scrutiny, did she not read the written evidence submitted by the Bar Council? In paragraph 12, it said: “We…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I, and I think a lot of Opposition Members, have some sympathy for the Minister in having to defend the indefensible—a piece of legacy legislation. Has she seen the report in the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is right in her response to the question of process. Does she agree that it was a previous Conservative Government—there have been so many—that set out a process in…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend will be aware that the former Secretary of State for DEFRA, the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice), bitterly fought the right hon. Member…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is right. Had I had the opportunity to intervene on the Minister, and had she accepted my intervention, I would have asked why she failed to respond to the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way while she is pausing?22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)I understand the difficulties the Minister has in dealing with some of the questions, but on her specific point about it being too burdensome for civil servants to produce a list…22 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer's Leave BillThank you for that guidance, Mr Paisley. I welcome the offer to work together and I will certainly take the hon. Lady up on that. I will draw my remarks to a close by simply…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCarer's Leave BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye, who brought her personal experience to the debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife on the Bill…09 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Sir Jonathan, you talked about the difficulty for civil servants simply in identifying all the laws that might be affected. Drawing on your experience as a Government lawyer,…08 Nov 2022HANSARD International Students: Contribution to the UKIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer, and to welcome the Minister to his position; his is probably one of the better appointments made…02 Nov 2022HANSARD International Students: Contribution to the UKMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. That is absolutely correct, and it complements what the hon. Member for Stirling said about the way our research base is threatened outside…02 Nov 2022