Brexit: Statutory Instruments

Baroness Neville-Rolfe Excerpts
Thursday 10th January 2019

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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The organisation of business in the House is a matter for my noble friend the Chief Whip and for the usual channels. I am sure they will, as they always do, work collaboratively and co-operatively to ensure there is sufficient time for the proper scrutiny of all the appropriate legislation.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe Portrait Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
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I have taken a lot of interest in the SI process and most of these SIs are needed, whether we have a deal or not, to bring EU law into UK law. We should support that process whatever our views in today’s bigger debate.

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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I thank my noble friend for her constructive comments. The reality is that we are leaving the European Union. That decision was made by the referendum and by Parliament. We happen to believe that we should do it with a functioning statute book.