Amendment 112

Part of Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Committee (4th Day) – in the House of Lords at 10:15 pm on 6 March 2023.

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Photo of Lord Lucas Lord Lucas Conservative 10:15, 6 March 2023

My Lords, the Government are taking huge powers in the Bill to abolish EU legislation and are asking us to believe the promises they have made; for instance, on environmental law, that they will not decrease environmental protection. I entirely accept those promises. This is a well-run Government who are capable of controlling what they do and living up to their promises. In that case, what is the problem with just saying, “And we’re not going to increase the regulatory burden”? We would say, “Okay, we believe you; we don’t need you to have a power to stop yourselves doing that”. What kind of Government need to legislate to stop themselves behaving well?