Brexit: Equalities Impact Assessment Debate

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Baroness Masham of Ilton

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Brexit: Equalities Impact Assessment

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HMP Liverpool
Thursday 21st December 2017

(7 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I thank the noble Baroness for her question but they need have no fears. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights merely codifies existing rights; it does not provide any new rights. We have set out a detailed analysis of the rights and how they will be protected in UK law. As I said, we go much further than EU law requires us to do in a whole range of areas, including equalities protection.

Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB)
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My Lords, will the Minister give an assurance that the blue badge scheme for disabled parking—a Europe-wide scheme—will continue?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill takes all existing EU protections and legislation and makes them applicable under UK law. I have no knowledge of any plans to do anything with the blue badge scheme.

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