United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:15 pm on 23 November 2020.
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:
Moved by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
15: Clause 8, page 7, line 4, at end insert—“(8A) Before making regulations under subsection (7) the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.(8B) But the Secretary of State may make regulations under subsection (7) without the consent required by subsection (8A) if that consent is not given within the period of one month beginning with the day on which the Secretary of State requests it. (8C) If the Secretary of State makes regulations without the consent required by subsection (8A), the Secretary of State must publish a statement explaining why the Secretary of State has proceeded with making the regulations.”
I wish to test the opinion of the House.
Ayes 319, Noes 242.