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1679287

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the Dashboard of Retained EU Law, with particular reference to those instruments (1) to be revoked, or (2) subject to sunset, by 31 December 2023.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL1349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 5020 pieces of Retained EU Law (REUL) on the dashboard. This will be updated in January.</p><p>At the end of the year around 700 pieces of REUL will be revoked via schedule 1 of the Act (“the revocation schedule”) and subsequent secondary legislation.</p><p>Unless it is actively revoked, no REUL will sunset. The Government changed approach from a sunset to the revocation schedule, to provide clarity for business and allow the Government to focus on reform.</p><p>Further REUL will be revoked throughout 2024, delivering on our ambition to reduce burdens for business and cut red tape.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 05/01/2024 14:47:56 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1675401

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to align the UK with EU (a) standards and (b) regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	5285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK government has recently announced plans to continue recognising the EU’s CE marking indefinitely for 18 manufactured goods product regulations managed by the Department for Business and Trade. This announcement followed extensive engagement with industry. We are working closely with businesses and other stakeholders to ensure our approach to regulation supports the UK economy, industry and consumers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/12/2023 10:39:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1665595

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which cases against His Majesty’s Government for breaches of EU law and regulations are currently ongoing.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/10/2023 11:15:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1625149

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which regulations will not be subject to the sunset clause within the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	183450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The scope of the sunset is defined in clause one and it covers ‘EU-derived domestic subordinate legislation’ and ‘retained direct EU legislation’.</p><p>Primary legislation will not sunset.</p><p>Clause 1 also contains the preservation power. This allows the UK Government and devolved governments to preserve specific pieces of retained EU law that would otherwise be subject to the sunset.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/05/2023 12:14:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1624346

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180243 on EU Law, whether her Department conducted audits to assess the performance of the EU Better Regulation Initiative from 2010 until the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	183007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is not aware of any audits conducted on the performance of this Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/05/2023 16:27:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1624348

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180243 on EU Law, whether her Department created (a) submissions to these EU initiatives and (b) a list of regulations that the Government had assessed as meriting deregulation.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	183008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not centrally hold documents relating to negotiations at EU level over reducing costs of draft EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in our policy paper, <em>Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy</em>, this Government is scrutinising the stock of legislation we have inherited from the EU and our wider regulations to ensure red tape does not stop businesses from growing or competing.</p><p> </p><p>We have already announced that we will make improvements to employment law that could save businesses around £1bn a year, while safeguarding the rights of workers, and will set out further plans to reduce burdens on business and citizens through the course of this year.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 05/06/2023 16:36:00 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1624349

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180243 on EU Law, whether her Department holds searchable IT archives setting out Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU-sourced regulation.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	183009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not hold searchable IT archives and searchable documentation relating to Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU sourced regulation. However, all available regulatory impact assessments should be publicly accessible on legislation.gov.uk, alongside the relevant piece of legislation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/05/2023 16:22:09 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1624350

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180243 on EU Law, whether her department holds searchable IT archives employing the search term out of scope relating to changes to regulatory burdens that could not be reviewed due to its EU origin.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	183010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not hold searchable IT archives that could be searched in this way.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/05/2023 16:35:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1624351

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180243 on EU Law, whether her department holds searchable IT archives setting out historic submissions from interest groups providing cost-benefit estimates of EU legislation.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	183011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade does not hold searchable IT archives specifically setting out historic submissions from interest groups providing cost-benefit estimates of EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/05/2023 16:32:07 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1610110

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what documents relating to negotiations at EU level over reducing costs of draft EU legislation where held at the UK Representation to the EU from 2010 until the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	180243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO does not collate centrally and specifically documentation relating to negotiations at EU level over reducing costs of draft EU legislation. The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, His Majesty's Government at the time was a supporter of EU better regulation initiatives, an objective of which was the reduction of unnecessary regulatory costs arising from EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:09:09 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes