Lords committee stage fourth day. Clause 6 agreed to as amended. Schedule 1 agreed to as amended. Clauses 7 to 11 agreed to. Schedule 12 agreed to. Clause 12 under consideration. (Part 1 of 2).

Lords committee stage fourth day. Clause 6 agreed to as amended. Schedule 1 agreed to as amended. Clauses 7 to 11 agreed to. Schedule 12 agreed to. Clause 12 under consideration. (Part 1 of 2).

Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 12 to 14 agreed to. Clause 15 under consideration. (Part 2 of 2).

Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 12 to 14 agreed to. Clause 15 under consideration. (Part 2 of 2).

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I will do my best to assuage the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman. The main objective of this Bill is to end REUL as a legal category, as we have said many times. We view the powers to restate...

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I will do my best to assuage the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman. The main objective of this Bill is to end REUL as a legal category, as we have said many times. We view the powers to restate...

Oh, she is! I apologise to the noble Baroness. She was sat somewhere else earlier.

My point is that devolved Ministers would also have this power and are able to clarify, consolidate, codify and restate any secondary retained EU law to preserve the effect of the current law, while removing it...

Oh, she is! I apologise to the noble Baroness. She was sat somewhere else earlier.

My point is that devolved Ministers would also have this power and are able to clarify, consolidate, codify and restate any secondary retained EU law to preserve the effect of the current law, while removing it...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

Moved by

Lord Callanan

I thank all Peers who have contributed to the debate. I was getting a bit concerned about the subject of my famous correspondence with the House, but I took on board the observations of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, at the end of the last day in Committee, about wanting...

I thank all Peers who have contributed to the debate. I was getting a bit concerned about the subject of my famous correspondence with the House, but I took on board the observations of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, at the end of the last day in Committee, about wanting...

They are the domestic principles of interpretation that have been used by the courts since time immemorial: the normal procedures they use to apply their scrutiny of UK law. That is the point we are making. It is important that the general principles of EU law, which were introduced into...

They are the domestic principles of interpretation that have been used by the courts since time immemorial: the normal procedures they use to apply their scrutiny of UK law. That is the point we are making. It is important that the general principles of EU law, which were introduced into...

No, I am not saying that at all. Case law is not abolished: courts will still be able to take case law into account. We will use the power of restatement where necessary. Departments will look at whether the general principle of EU law, which we are abolishing with this...

No, I am not saying that at all. Case law is not abolished: courts will still be able to take case law into account. We will use the power of restatement where necessary. Departments will look at whether the general principle of EU law, which we are abolishing with this...

The courts will use the same principles they have used for the interpretation of UK statute for many hundreds of years.

The courts will use the same principles they have used for the interpretation of UK statute for many hundreds of years.

We will keep the dashboard updated as work progresses. As the noble Lord knows, we had this debate in the first grouping on workers’ rights. We are proud of our record and have given a commitment that the UK will not go back on our excellent principle of workers’ rights,...

We will keep the dashboard updated as work progresses. As the noble Lord knows, we had this debate in the first grouping on workers’ rights. We are proud of our record and have given a commitment that the UK will not go back on our excellent principle of workers’ rights,...

It is slightly off the point, but I hope the noble Lord is not trying to argue that the UK Parliament is President in the Council of Ministers.

It is slightly off the point, but I hope the noble Lord is not trying to argue that the UK Parliament is President in the Council of Ministers.

The reference in that is to the policy intent of the particular piece of retained EU law. The point we are making is that if the abolition of the principles of EU law, the supremacy and interpretive effects, changes the policy intent of that particular piece that is worth retaining...

The reference in that is to the policy intent of the particular piece of retained EU law. The point we are making is that if the abolition of the principles of EU law, the supremacy and interpretive effects, changes the policy intent of that particular piece that is worth retaining...

I am sorry if the noble Baroness believes that. We have debated the principle of the sunset. I accept that she presumably has a different position from mine, but I have stated the Government’s position on numerous occasions. The dashboard will continue to be updated as departments come to decisions...

I am sorry if the noble Baroness believes that. We have debated the principle of the sunset. I accept that she presumably has a different position from mine, but I have stated the Government’s position on numerous occasions. The dashboard will continue to be updated as departments come to decisions...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

73: Clause 6, page 4, line 15, at end insert—

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment renames bodies of law relating to direct...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

73: Clause 6, page 4, line 15, at end insert—

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment renames bodies of law relating to direct...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

77: Clause 6, page 5, line 7, at end insert—

““retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” and “retained direct EU CAP legislation” have the meaning given by section 2 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (as it has effect on the day...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

77: Clause 6, page 5, line 7, at end insert—

““retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” and “retained direct EU CAP legislation” have the meaning given by section 2 of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (as it has effect on the day...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

111: Schedule 8, page 55, line 33, leave out paragraph 3 and insert—

“3A(1) Any power to make, confirm or approve subordinate legislation which—

(a) was conferred before the day on which this Act is passed, and

(b) is capable of being exercised to amend or repeal (or, as the case...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

111: Schedule 8, page 55, line 33, leave out paragraph 3 and insert—

“3A(1) Any power to make, confirm or approve subordinate legislation which—

(a) was conferred before the day on which this Act is passed, and

(b) is capable of being exercised to amend or repeal (or, as the case...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

89DB: Clause 11, page 8, line 40, leave out “(3)” and insert “(3C)”

89DC: Clause 11, page 8, line 41, at end insert—

“(4A) Part 1A of Schedule 3 (which imposes reporting obligations on a Minister of the Crown in recognition of the fact that the powers to make regulations...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

89DB: Clause 11, page 8, line 40, leave out “(3)” and insert “(3C)”

89DC: Clause 11, page 8, line 41, at end insert—

“(4A) Part 1A of Schedule 3 (which imposes reporting obligations on a Minister of the Crown in recognition of the fact that the powers to make regulations...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

90A: Clause 11, page 8, line 42, leave out “other”

90B: Clause 11, page 8, line 43, after “legislation” insert “not dealt with elsewhere”

90C: Clause 11, page 8, line 43, at end insert—

“(6) In this section—

“arrangement” means any enactment or other arrangement (whether or not legally enforceable);

“review period” means—

(a)...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

90A: Clause 11, page 8, line 42, leave out “other”

90B: Clause 11, page 8, line 43, after “legislation” insert “not dealt with elsewhere”

90C: Clause 11, page 8, line 43, at end insert—

“(6) In this section—

“arrangement” means any enactment or other arrangement (whether or not legally enforceable);

“review period” means—

(a)...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

92AA: Schedule 3, page 28, line 29, leave out from “law” to end of line 37 and insert “and the modification is of a description specified in regulations made by a Minister of the Crown.

(5) But subsection (4) does not apply—

(a) so far as the modification would be...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

92AA: Schedule 3, page 28, line 29, leave out from “law” to end of line 37 and insert “and the modification is of a description specified in regulations made by a Minister of the Crown.

(5) But subsection (4) does not apply—

(a) so far as the modification would be...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

92AB: Schedule 3, page 29, line 6, leave out from “law” to end of line 18 and insert “and the modification is of a description specified in regulations made by a Minister of the Crown.

(8A) But subsection (8) does not apply—

(a) so far as the modification would be...

Moved by

Lord Callanan

92AB: Schedule 3, page 29, line 6, leave out from “law” to end of line 18 and insert “and the modification is of a description specified in regulations made by a Minister of the Crown.

(8A) But subsection (8) does not apply—

(a) so far as the modification would be...