Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. It was answered by Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.
EU Law
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks in the White Paper The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, how the Great Repeal Bill will ensure that legislatures and Courts in the UK will be the final decision-makers in respect of UK cases.
- Answer
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The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK.
The Prime Minister has been clear that we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the UK.
Our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast and those laws will be interpreted by judges not in Luxembourg but in courts across this country.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL5309
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- EU law Brexit
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- 2017-02-21 14:49:26 +0000
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