Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Damien Moore Excerpts
Tuesday 5th December 2017

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Damien Moore Portrait Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)
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1. What steps the Government plan to take to ensure the effective operation of the UK legal system after the UK leaves the EU.

Robert Jenrick Portrait Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con)
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17. What steps the Government plan to take to ensure the effective operation of the UK legal system after the UK leaves the EU.

Dominic Raab Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Dominic Raab)
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The Government have made it a top priority to ensure that there is a smooth legal transition, both in our negotiations with the EU and as a matter for our domestic implementing legislation.

Damien Moore Portrait Damien Moore
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What steps will the Department take once we have left the EU to secure a review and possible reversal of European Court of Justice rulings that are affecting British companies and citizens?

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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We are taking back control over our laws—that is what the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill does—so that hon. Members in this House are properly accountable to the voters and the UK Supreme Court has the last word on the law of the land. From that point on, we can retain, revise or repeal any piece of retained law as we see fit for the British national interest.