European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee (8th Day) (Continued)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 10:30 pm on 19 March 2018.

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Photo of Lord Duncan of Springbank Lord Duncan of Springbank Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 10:30, 19 March 2018

I am stressing once again that the powers and duties that rest upon a Secretary of State for Health and the health department are high enough and wide enough to capture the intent of this amendment, and that is why the Government will not support the amendment on this occasion.