What is the justification for allowing Ministers to scrap legislation that currently applies simply by doing nothing because of the sunset clause? I have never seen anything like it before. What is the justification for allowing law to fall away if Ministers decide, “Well, I’m not going to address it at all”?
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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