Legislating for UK Withdrawal from the EU

Debate between David Davis and Lisa Cameron

Thursday 30th March 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. The Bill will ensure that those protections are maintained, and the only way that would not be the case is if the House made an explicit decision to change the position.

[Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP)]

References to disabled people or disability have been scant, if at all apparent, in all the Government’s White Papers. Have the UK Government given any consideration at all to the impact on disabled people, who are among the most vulnerable, and will the Secretary of State confirm that there will be no erosion of their rights in the future?

[Mr Davis]

As a result of this, that will certainly not happen. I can only talk about the White Paper, but throughout the process we have tried to maintain in British law rights that arise out of European law, and that is what we will do.

Article 50

Debate between David Davis and Lisa Cameron

Tuesday 24th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

It was not a contradictory judgment. This is a reserved matter.

[Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP)]

Surely the ruling confirms that “Brexit means Brexit” has been totally inadequate as any sort of explanation to Parliament or its people. The devil is often in the detail, particularly the Tory detail, and surely that detail ought to be provided in the form of a White Paper.

[Mr Davis]

Obviously the hon. Lady is not the first person to ask for a White Paper, but hers was perhaps one of the more partisan requests. The strategic aims are very clear: they are designed to protect the interests of the people whom she represents.