Is that not precisely the point: any Department, at any time, that identifies areas of retained EU law that it thinks need to be reformed can bring forward primary legislation—that is the point of parliamentary sovereignty—so that it can be properly scrutinised in this place? The Minister does not need the powers in this Bill. This House already has those powers—I thought that that was supposed to be the point of parliamentary sovereignty.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patrick Grady
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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