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1581436

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date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Transport is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Individual departments are in the process of assessing their REUL and developing proposals for whether they intend to revoke or reform each piece of legislation or preserve it from the sunset.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be ambitious but mindful of ensuring that businesses and stakeholders are engaged and consulted in the usual way on policy changes, whilst upholding commitments already given at the despatch box.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/02/2023 12:47:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1581437

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Ministry of Justice is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing each piece of retained EU law for which the Ministry of Justice is responsible to decide whether it should remain on the statute book, and if so whether it should in due course be amended using powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, or whether it should be left to sunset.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 02/02/2023 11:55:11 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1581438

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Home Office is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are in the process of assessing their REUL and developing proposals for whether they intend to revoke or reform each piece of legislation or preserve it from the sunset.</p><p>We will be ambitious but mindful of ensuring that businesses and stakeholders are engaged and consulted in the usual way on policy changes, whilst upholding commitments already given at the despatch box.</p><p>It is right that, 7 years after the British public voted to leave the EU, and 3 years since we formally left, that the programme to review, revoke and reform retained EU law is underway, and we take advantage of our new freedoms.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 09/02/2023 15:52:41 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580975

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Individual departments are currently in the process of assessing all their REUL and developing proposals for whether they intend to revoke or reform each piece of legislation, or preserve it from the sunset.</p><p>Once this process is complete, Government will announce its intention for the areas where it will focus on reform, where it will repeal or allow REUL to sunset, and where it will seek to retain the status quo. We will be ambitious but mindful of ensuring that businesses and stakeholders are engaged and consulted in the usual way on policy changes, whilst upholding commitments already given at the despatch box.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/02/2023 15:41:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580976

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Education is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Individual departments are in the process of assessing the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and developing proposals for whether they intend to revoke or reform each piece of legislation or preserve it from the sunset.</p><p>The department will be ambitious but mindful in ensuring that businesses and stakeholders are engaged and consulted in the usual way on policy changes, whilst upholding commitments already given at the despatch box.</p><p>It is right that, seven years after the British public voted to leave the EU, and three years since the UK formally left, that the programme to review, revoke and reform retained EU law is underway, and we take advantage of our new freedoms.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/02/2023 17:28:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580977

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Defra will use the Retained EU Law Bill (REUL) to ensure our law is fit for purpose, better targeted to UK circumstances and able to drive improved environmental outcomes. Defra is in the process of analysing and assessing its REUL stock to determine what should be preserved as part of domestic law, and what should be repealed, or amended. This work will determine how we use the powers in the Bill in relation to specific retained EU laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 07/02/2023 14:51:40 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580978

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Department for International Trade: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for International Trade is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Individual departments are in the process of assessing their REUL and developing proposals for whether they intend to revoke or reform each piece of legislation or preserve it from the sunset.</p><p> </p><p>We will be ambitious but mindful of ensuring that businesses and stakeholders are engaged and consulted in the usual way on policy changes, whilst upholding commitments already given at the despatch box.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that, 7 years after the British public voted to leave the EU, and 3 years since we formally left, that the programme to review, revoke and reform retained EU law is underway, and we take advantage of our new freedoms.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 15/02/2023 13:00:30 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580979

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Work and Pensions is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>DWP retained EU law that has already been identified is listed on the publicly accessible <a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/governmentreporting/viz/UKGovernment-RetainedEULawDashboard/Guidance" target="_blank">dashboard</a>. The department will continue to work to identify where DWP owned</p><p>EU-derived legislation remains on the statute book and the dashboard will be updated throughout 2023.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/02/2023 12:26:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580980

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department of Health and Social Care is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Through the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, the Government is currently reviewing which retained European Union law should be repealed, reformed or preserved. The Government continues to work with a range of stakeholders to ensure that current standards in patient safety and public health are maintained.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/02/2023 15:08:32 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1568416

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 5 January (HL4428 and HL4429), what assessment they have made of the cost to business in addition to the Trader Support Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text The TSS is a free service to business and aims to remove additional cost burdens to business of the requirements of the Protocol.<p> </p><p> </p>Data released in September 2022 in the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021, shows that over 90 per cent of declarations made for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland were facilitated by the TSS. Further information is available on GOV.UK<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>HMG recently conducted an extensive programme of business engagement in Summer 2022, speaking to over 200 businesses and representative organisations covering various sectors over several weeks, which confirmed that the Protocol is continuing to cause practical problems for traders.<p> </p><p> </p>The Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the European Union, with the aim of fixing those problems. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 02/02/2023 11:54:10 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme