I do not think that the Minister gave a substantive answer to the point that I raised. I am happy that there should be no substantive answer now provided that we get one at some stage today. I asked what parliamentary procedure, approval and scrutiny will be available where, having done the sift and the consultation, a Minister decides—perhaps because he is interested in removing obstacles to efficiency, productivity or profitability—that a piece of our law should be abolished? What procedure will enable Parliament to debate that decision? The idea that the gentleman in Whitehall knows best, to coin a phrase, was one that I thoroughly approved of when I worked in Whitehall; I have slightly gone off it now.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 28 February 2023.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
828 c178 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Legislation
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020
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