May I clarify something? In his initial remarks, the noble Lord suggested that the problems he believes this Bill is designed to address stem from the fact that laws were imposed on this country. Whether or not one agrees with that statement, his proposal is that laws were imposed on this country without parliamentary scrutiny, and therefore without democratic accountability. If one accepts that that is the case, how is it then right to perpetuate that wrong by trying to get rid of those laws through a process that is itself without parliamentary scrutiny? The amendments are trying to impose parliamentary scrutiny; indeed, one of the reasons for our departure from the EU was to take back control to our Parliament, which is what these amendments seek to do.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Altmann
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 May 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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