Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

(asked on 21st March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the (a) scope of delegated powers granted to Ministers under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and (b) potential effect of those powers on the principles of (i) democracy, (ii) the rule of law and (iii) Parliamentary sovereignty.


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Michael Tomlinson Portrait
Michael Tomlinson
This question was answered on 27th March 2023

The Law Officers’ Convention prevents me from disclosing outside Government whether I have been asked to provide advice or the contents of any such advice. This is a longstanding and well-known principle of Cabinet collective agreement.

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