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Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 21 January 2020. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

My Lords, as unamended, the clause we are debating restates the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. Many of us considered that the devolution settlement had modified the Victorian concept of unitary sovereignty. In Committee, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, went out of his way to reassert that AV Dicey’s views on parliamentary sovereignty—that the imperial Parliament is supreme and cannot share legislative power with other Assemblies—is what this clause means. Does the Minister not therefore recognise that the inclusion of this clause as it stands undermines the conventions established by the devolution settlement?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
801 c1075 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Devolved matters Courts Asylum Devolution British nationals abroad Delegated legislation Employment Health services Families Immigration Environment protection EU law Legislation EU nationals Ministerial powers Northern Ireland Recycling Monitoring Reciprocal arrangements Scotland Standards Sovereignty Refugees Regulation Safety Wales Waste Henry VIII clauses Independent monitoring boards Brexit UK relations with EU Sewel convention
Legislation
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21
Link
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