Oral Answers to Questions

Martyn Day Excerpts

Thursday 2nd February 2017 Commons Chamber

The Leader of the House was asked—

[Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP)]

1. If he will bring forward a motion to disapply Standing Orders No. 83J to 83X from proceedings on the Government’s planned Great Repeal Bill.

[Richard Arkless (Dumfries and Galloway) (SNP)]

2. If he will bring forward a motion to disapply Standing Orders No. 83J to 83X from proceedings on the Government’s planned Great Repeal Bill.

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[The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr David Lidington)]

The Standing Orders of the House of Commons will apply to the repeal Bill in the usual way.

[Martyn Day]

Given the importance of the great repeal Bill to the devolved Administrations, will the Leader of the House give a clear guarantee that all Members of this House will be able to scrutinise and vote on all parts of this Bill to ensure that the great repeal Bill does not turn into the great power grab?

[Mr Lidington]

Yes, of course. As I am sure the hon. Gentleman himself acknowledges, the so-called EVEL provisions under our Standing Orders do not bar any Member of the House of Commons, from any part of the United Kingdom, from taking part in votes on the different Readings of any Bill and on amendments to any Bill.