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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the legal status of retained EU law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will be; and whether it will be liable to judicial review. more like this
tabling member constituency Leigh more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Platt more like this
uin 114596 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-28more like thismore than 2017-11-28
answer text <p>Retained EU law includes both preserved domestic legislation and converted direct EU legislation. The latter was not made by UK legislators and will operate in a different way to both primary and secondary legislation. It would therefore not be appropriate to assign a single status to this legislation for all purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Preserved domestic legislation will continue to hold the same status as it does currently (i.e. primary or secondary). Converted EU legislation will not automatically have primary or secondary status. Instead, the Bill sets out the status of this legislation for specified purposes in a number of places. For example, for the purposes of the Human Rights Act, it will be treated as primary legislation. Further regulations may be made under the Bill for the purpose of status under other statutes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Existing domestic legislation will remain amenable to judicial review as at present. In general (and subject to any further regulations made under the Bill), it will not be possible to challenge the validity of converted EU legislation. To do otherwise would raise uncertainties and practical difficulties as the EU instruments being converted were not made by UK Ministers but by EU institutions.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Wycombe more like this
answering member printed Mr Steve Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-28T10:19:49.03Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-28T10:19:49.03Z
answering member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this
tabling member
4673
label Biography information for Jo Platt more like this
789333
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-14more like thismore than 2017-11-14
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 111141, on EU law, what assessment he has made of which elements of the EU's supranational framework will not be retained. more like this
tabling member constituency Sefton Central more like this
tabling member printed
Bill Esterson more like this
uin 113146 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-23more like thismore than 2017-11-23
answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill aims, so far as possible, to provide that the laws which apply immediately before exit day will continue to apply in the same way after we leave. The act of leaving the EU means that it is inevitable that some elements of the EU’s supranational legal framework will not - and should not - be retained.</p><p>Clause 5 and the accompanying Schedule 1 set out a number of important exceptions to the general retention of EU law under the Bill. The provisions in this Clause and Schedule cover the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the principle of supremacy, challenges to the validity of an EU instrument, the general principles of EU law and Francovich damages.<strong> <br></strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Wycombe more like this
answering member printed Mr Steve Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-23T17:06:03.633Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-23T17:06:03.633Z
answering member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this
tabling member
4061
label Biography information for Bill Esterson more like this
788705
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has received from businesses on differences to rules and regulations between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Sefton Central more like this
tabling member printed
Bill Esterson more like this
uin 112767 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-28more like thismore than 2017-11-28
answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to making the UK the best place in the world to do business and ministers from across Government have carried out extensive engagement on EU exit - with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy and all regions of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To make the UK the best place to do business means fostering a high quality, stable and predictable regulatory environment. This means the Withdrawal Bill will, so far as possible, maintain the status quo in this regard and provide a good starting point for a deep and special partnership with the EU. Through the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill we will legislate for the Implementation Period. As the PM said in her Florence speech, the framework for this strictly time-limited period, which can be agreed under Article 50, would be the existing structure of EU rules and regulations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regards to the future regulatory relationship this is subject to negotiations, but as the PM set out this should be straightforward in areas where regulation is outside the scope of our trade and economic relations. But there will be areas which do affect our economic relations where we and our European friends may have different goals; or where we share the same goals but want to achieve them through different means. This is where we recognise that the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations, and so our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As negotiations progress, we will continue to seek the input of businesses across a range of issues, including on the subject of rules and regulatory differences between the EU and UK.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-28T15:34:30.847Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-28T15:34:30.847Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4061
label Biography information for Bill Esterson more like this
786900
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-10more like thismore than 2017-11-10
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has had from business organisations on the importance of regulatory alignment to the EU after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Sefton Central more like this
tabling member printed
Bill Esterson more like this
uin 112324 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answer text <p>The Government is committed to the best possible deal for the United Kingdom - a deal that works for businesses and all parts of the UK. Stakeholder engagement is a central element of our plan and the Government has conducted a wealth of engagement with representative organisations, both in the UK and most recently at a roundtable for leaders of Europe’s key business organisations. We continue to take their suggestions into account, including on the subject of regulatory alignment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T16:09:20.557Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T16:09:20.557Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4061
label Biography information for Bill Esterson more like this
782914
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-02more like thismore than 2017-11-02
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the compatibility of the UK and EU legal regimes after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Sefton Central more like this
tabling member printed
Bill Esterson more like this
uin 111141 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>The act of leaving the EU means that it is inevitable that elements of the EU’s supranational framework will not be retained.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The EU (Withdrawal) Bill will provide businesses and stakeholders with maximum certainty as we leave the European Union by ensuring that, wherever practical, the same rules and laws apply after exit and that legal rights and obligations are clear.</p><p> </p><p>We are also pursuing a deep and special future partnership with the EU, the exact nature of which will be determined by the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Wycombe more like this
answering member printed Mr Steve Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T15:49:16.82Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T15:49:16.82Z
answering member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this
tabling member
4061
label Biography information for Bill Esterson more like this
782228
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-01more like thismore than 2017-11-01
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the importance of regulatory alignment to the EU after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Sefton Central more like this
tabling member printed
Bill Esterson more like this
uin 110712 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-09more like thismore than 2017-11-09
answer text <p>In our negotiations with the EU, the UK will seek to secure a new, deep and special partnership. We propose the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours based on our rules and regulations being the same at the start, and on maintaining our commitment to free trade and high standards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>But there will be areas that affect our economic relations where we and our European friends may have different goals; or where we share the same goals but want to achieve them through different means. This is where we recognise that the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations, and so our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-09T17:07:41.08Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-09T17:07:41.08Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4061
label Biography information for Bill Esterson more like this
776220
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-23more like thismore than 2017-10-23
answering body
Department for Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept id 203 more like this
answering dept short name Exiting the European Union more like this
answering dept sort name Exiting the European Union more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on how many occasions the European Commission has begun infringement proceedings against the UK Government. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 109006 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-02more like thismore than 2017-11-02
answer text <p>The information requested is publicly available on the website of the European Commission where the infringement cases for each member state can be found. This includes the infringement and the decision. These records go back to 2002 and can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu-law/infringements-proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_code=en</p><p>The United Kingdom has never been fined under EU infringement proceedings.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-02T17:27:44.453Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-02T17:27:44.453Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this
511384
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-12more like thismore than 2016-04-12
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a list of EU draft legislation that has been forwarded to the European Parliament but which has currently been frozen by European Commissioner Timmermans through the application of Better Regulation principles. more like this
tabling member constituency St Albans more like this
tabling member printed
Mrs Anne Main more like this
uin 33530 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-04more like thismore than 2016-05-04
answer text <p>The European Commission has committed itself to withdraw, modify or repeal legislative proposals through a number of processes. In the 2015 Commission Work Programme, there were 80 proposed withdrawals. Of these, 73 have now been delivered. The remaining seven have been modified by the Commission, or were proposals where the Council and the European Parliament had not been able to come to an agreement, but have since made progress. A list can be found in the Official Journal of the European Union [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C:2015:080:FULL&amp;from=EN]. In the 2016 Commission Work Programme, the Commission is working on the withdrawal or modification of a further 20 proposals. The Commission has also reduced the number of new initiatives proposed in its annual work programmes by over 80 per cent compared to 2014.</p><p>Under the UK’s new settlement with the EU, the European Commission has agreed for the first time to set specific targets to reduce the overall burden on business in key sectors. The Commission has also committed to ‘establish a mechanism to review the body of existing EU legislation for its compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality’; in setting priorities for this review, the Commission will be duty-bound to consult the Council and national parliaments. Further information can be found in the Government’s White Paper, “The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union”.</p>
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-05-04T15:11:39.403Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-04T15:11:39.403Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
1568
label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main more like this
506480
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Government officials engaged in matters relating to policies from the EU; and what the staff cost of such engagement is. more like this
tabling member constituency North West Leicestershire more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Bridgen more like this
uin 32684 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-18more like thismore than 2016-04-18
answer text Departments are appropriately resourced to support the Government's priorities in Europe. The staff costs of engagement on EU business cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-04-18T12:52:21.07Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-18T12:52:21.07Z
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
4133
label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen more like this
458824
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading EU Law remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 22 February (HC Deb, col 22), how they reached the conclusion that the cost of EU regulation will be going down, not up. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Renwick of Clifton more like this
uin HL6858 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-30more like thismore than 2016-03-30
answer text <p>The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to Parliament on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p><p> </p><p>Under our new settlement the European Commission has agreed for the first time to set specific targets to reduce the overall burden on businesses in key sectors. The European Council Declaration on Competitiveness commits to ‘doing more to reduce the overall burden of EU regulation, especially on SMEs and micro enterprises’.</p><p> </p><p>To implement this, the European Commission has agreed to introduce a new burden review mechanism. It will conduct an annual survey of the burdens imposed on businesses at the EU level. This process will identify legislation that should be revised or repealed to bring costs down, and will mean that limiting the cost of regulation will be a priority when proposals are developed, negotiated and agreed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-30T14:45:12.177Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-30T14:45:12.177Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
3230
label Biography information for Lord Renwick of Clifton more like this