Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government Equalities Office's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has overall responsibility for the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Equality Act 2006, the Equality Act 2010 and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) 2013.

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.

The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely with departments across Government, including GEO, to ensure we make the changes required to deliver a functioning statute book on exit in the most efficient manner possible.