European Scrutiny Committee Report

Baroness Primarolo Excerpts

Thursday 28th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Cash]

rose—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Order. Given that the time limit on this debate is 20 minutes, of which there is only about one minute to go, I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will not want to be drawn off his subject and into the wider debate.

[Mr Cash]

I am certainly prepared to say that important questions of principle arise about the existence of European legislation, as it stands, and what changes would need to be made in order to amend it. This is part of what could be a disapplication provision or a “notwithstanding” arrangement to ensure that legislation fitted in with what the British people wanted.