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HANSARDEconomic StabilityGovernments do not create wealth, says the Chancellor. Well, this Government certainly do not, nor did any of their predecessors. Can the Chancellor tell us at what point in his…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI do not often start my speeches by directly addressing the constituents of another hon. Member, but may I say something to the constituents of the hon. Member for Peterborough…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureWill the Minister give way?15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureOh, come on!15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial Futurerose—15 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q The evidence submitted by the Bar Council, which I assume you are familiar with, says very firmly that it has profound concerns about the Bill, and that its preference would be…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Sharpe, do you have anything to add? Tom Sharpe: It is our trade union, and it does not speak on my behalf on this political matter, very obviously, and it should not have…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Thank you.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Is that concern shared by the Welsh Government? Angus Robertson: Yes, it is. I believe the Welsh Government are withholding legislative consent, as are the Scottish Government.…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning. In your submission from the Bar Council, Mr Fenhalls, you suggested that the Bill should be withdrawn. You have also accepted that we need to do something about…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Sir Stephen. One of the things that we were told about leaving the European Union was that it would return powers to Parliament. What does this Bill do to the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Does that not mean there is significantly less opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny if all that Parliament is allowed is: we do this or we do not do it? Does that not mean…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q You say that Parliament did not agree. Is not it the case that the European Scrutiny Committee, which existed throughout the time that we were members of the European Union, had…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q You suggested that if a Minister gets out of hand, Parliament can act. You will recall, though, that quite recently a Secretary of State was found by an inquiry to have been…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q This question is for all three witnesses. Would the Bill be less of a concern if there was not a sunset clause, or if the sunset clause was later than the end of 2023? Are your…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Professor Barnard, the concern about uncertainty was a significant element of your written submission to the Committee. Is there anything that you want to add?…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. I do not know whether you heard Sir Stephen Laws’s evidence immediately before you came on screen. He suggested that the concerns raised about the uncertainty that…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Angus. To be clear, the Scottish Government have a fundamental objection in principle to the fact that this Bill, as past Acts of Parliament have, creates the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q If, as the Minister appeared to suggest a few minutes ago, nobody in the UK Government has any intention of ever acting in the way you fear, would it be reasonable to expect…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Peretz, do you want to comment on my previous question? How much of the concern about the Bill is simply down to the very short time provided by the sunset clause? If we…08 Nov 2022