Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis

Part of Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) – in the House of Commons at 4:30 pm on 11 January 2011.

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Photo of Bernard Jenkin Bernard Jenkin Chair, Public Administration Committee, Chair, Public Administration Committee 4:30, 11 January 2011

I happened to be doing a television interview earlier today with Mr Chris Davies, who is a Liberal Democrat MEP. When I asked him what the problem was with incorporating this amendment in the Bill, he said he could not possibly disagree with it. So there are Liberal Democrats who agree, and I simply do not understand why the Government object.