"I am very surprised that the Minister is so reluctant to answer the question from the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, because the committee’s report states in terms that his department said that the higher Euratom standards will not be reached until the end of December 2020. His department’s response recognises …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"I have two questions for the Minister. When were these regulations published, and has there been any public consultation on their content?..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"Can the Minister then give an undertaking that those exit regulations brought before the House that do make policy changes will be the subject of public consultation?..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"I am very grateful for the noble Lord’s patience. Is he then giving that undertaking in relation to regulations brought forward by his department—that if they are exit regulations that make a change of policy, they will be the subject of public consultation before they are brought before the House?..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"My Lords, I have one question for the Minister. He told the House in the previous debate that these are no-deal regulations. Can he identify for the House which parts of these regulations will not be needed if the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU were to be approved by …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"With the indulgence of the Minister, I ask whether he agrees that it would be helpful to the House if the Explanatory Memoranda to regulations of this nature were to state clearly that they were regulations brought forward specifically for no deal and to explain why the regulations, in the …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"I am sorry to come back to the Minister. I am not questioning his assertion that these are no-deal regulations; I entirely accept that. I am simply saying that when we perform our scrutiny function and look at these regulations for the purposes of debate, it would be very helpful …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech