Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Thursday, 19 January 2023
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Tuesday, 31 January 2023
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Monday, 6 February 2023
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My Lords, before I get into my speech, I note with great anticipation that we will be hearing not...
In respect of the legislation that is to be revoked or re-enacted, is my noble friend going to te...
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When secondary law is implemented there is a well-established procedure for appropriate consultat...
Rather, the powers in the Bill will enable us to seize the opportunities of Brexit through review...
Well, it is more than some of the EU legislation did. I did not mean to start a debate on this.
My Lords, while not forbidden, it is considered discourteous to interrupt the Minister in his ope...
My name is on the list.
I will take the noble Lord’s point.
I merely want to ask the Minister: what proportion of the legislation was, as he described it, im...
Given his direct experience, the noble Lord knows exactly how the procedures work in Brussels. Th...
I do not mean to be discourteous; I really am not. But the European Union Committee of this House...
There was scrutiny but no ability for Parliament to amend any of it, of course.
We will have this debate as we progress with the legislation, I am sure.
As I was saying, t...
My Lords, I draw attention to my non-pecuniary interests as a vice-president of the German-Britis...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and to welcome the noble Baroness,...
My Lords, I am delighted to have the chance at last to speak again on one of my favourite subject...
I know it is hard to believe. I would understand their opposition to the Bill. But noble Lords wh...
The noble Lord really must draw his comments to a close.
I will do. We lived for 47 years under a system in which we did not control our own laws. The Bil...
Your Lordships’ House has been sent the Bill by the elected House of Commons to, in effect, snuff...
My Lords, the sheer number of speakers is an indication of just how concerned Members of this Hou...
My Lords, I think I am the only Member of the House who received this letter by special messenger...
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the very witty speech from the noble and learned Lord,...
My Lords, with the agreement of the usual channels, I have swapped places in the batting order wi...
My Lords, “Take back control” was a tempting offer. EU processes are often slow and frustrating; ...
My Lords, like previous speakers, I welcome the maiden speeches we are going to hear and say that...
My Lords, I must begin by welcoming the maiden speakers to this debate this afternoon. Thinking a...
My Lords, I rise to speak with mixed emotions on this piece of legislation. On the one hand, I vo...
My Lords, I thank your Lordships for the warmth of your welcome. In particular, my thanks are due...
My Lords, it is a great privilege to congratulate my noble friend on her marvellous maiden speech...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, on her maiden speech. Her experience a...
My Lords, I too offer a warm welcome to our two maiden speakers in this debate this afternoon.
My Lords, for a number of years I was a member in the other House of the European Scrutiny Commit...
My Lords, this Bill has come in for sustained criticism, not least from the Delegated Powers and ...
My Lords, I am delighted to welcome my noble friend Lady O’Grady, my close colleague and friend. ...
My Lords, for those people who voted for Brexit to take back control and for sovereignty, this Bi...
My Lords, I will address matters concerning devolution and the trade and co-operation agreement. ...
My Lords, I salute the two excellent maiden speeches that we have heard today. I am one of the fe...
My Lords, I am so sorry—the noble Lord’s time has run out.
My Lords, I am in favour of free and open discussion. I do not want the noble Lord silenced in an...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Heseltine. Like him, I am a fellow surv...
My Lords, it is a delight to have heard from my noble friend Lady O’Grady, and I look forward to ...
My Lords, the Bill we are debating today surely represents the triumph of ideology over common se...
My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords for the wonderfully warm welcome they have given me sin...
First, I want to say how delighted I am to follow the excellent maiden speech of my noble friend ...
My Lords, I declare my environmental interests that are in the register.
In my 25 years in ...
Will the noble Baroness conclude her remarks?
I will finish in two seconds. Not once during the passage of the Environment Bill was it stated t...
The noble Baroness has exceeded the speaking limit by some margin. It is time for the noble Baron...
I recommend that your Lordships’ House not amend the Bill but not pass it.
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My Lords, I congratulate our two new noble Baronesses on their excellent speeches. I think they w...
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, and my noble friend Lady ...
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Bray, and my noble friend Lady O’G...
My Lords, I am grateful to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, of which I am a ...
My Lords, this afternoon, we have had the glorious sight of many noble angels dancing on the head...
My Lords, I am afraid I agree with a lot of the criticisms and concerns that have been expressed ...
My Lords, Monsieur Barnier recently warned Britain not to tear up EU laws—well, he would, wouldn’...
It is not nonsense; it is true.
Above all, we should celebrate that our country is a sovere...
My Lords, the Bill sets out considerable detail on the legalistic process of dealing with retaine...
My Lords, although some would still care to deny it, it is a fact that no single electoral option...