Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of dynamic alignment for parliamentary scrutiny of EU law.

The government has made a sovereign choice to align with EU rules where it is in our national interest, while sticking to the red lines set out in our manifesto. The new agreements on food and drink, emissions trading and electricity will reduce barriers to trade, cut costs for businesses, and drive growth and investment.

Exercising our sovereignty remains central to any agreement to align with the EU, and to the legislation required to deliver on our commitments. As set out in the Common Understanding, the EU will consult the UK at an early stage of policy-making so that the UK is involved in shaping the rules that will apply to the UK.Parliament will have its say on new legislation before it is applied in the UK in the usual way.