My hon. Friend articulates well why her constituents and indeed many people across all sectors of society are concerned about the impact of the Bill. It is not about Parliament taking back control. The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has said that the
“abuse of delegated powers is in effect an abuse of Parliament and an abuse of democracy”.
As the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg) is here, I will quote his response, when he was Leader of the House, to the Committee’s report on the frequent use of skeleton Bills. He said that it did not necessarily provide
“a model example of how Parliament would like to see legislation brought forward.”,
and that he would be encouraging Secretaries of State
“to minimise the use of delegated powers where possible.”
For once, I agree with him; I am sorry he does not agree with himself any more.