Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Daniel Zeichner and Steve Baker

Thursday 14th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Baker]

Not incorporating the charter should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the charter was never the source of those rights. Those EU fundamental rights are, in any case, applicable only within the scope of EU law. The Government have now published their analysis of the charter, which clearly sets out how each substantive right that was reaffirmed in the charter will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK.

[Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)]

13. What progress the Government have made on negotiating with the EU continuing co-operation on the regulation of medicines after the UK leaves the EU.