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Written Question
International Law
Friday 15th March 2024

Asked by: William Cash (Conservative - Stone)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, whether she has agreed with Cabinet colleagues on the circumstances in which international law may supersede domestic legislation.

Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury

The Law Officers’ Convention requires that it is not generally disclosed outside Government whether I have been asked to provide advice or the contents of any such advice. This is a longstanding principle of Cabinet collective agreement which enables the Government of the day to obtain frank and full legal advice in confidence.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019

"Has my right hon. Friend seen the excellent article in the business section of The Daily Telegraph today, in which several very senior German people, including Mr Verheugen and others, have made it categorically clear that the failure of these negotiations is the fault of all the participants, including the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am seeking to catch the attention of the Attorney General, and wondered whether he might have a loss of hearing or something...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I am most grateful to the Attorney General for giving way. He has referred on a number of occasions to the withdrawal and implementation Bill. He knows, as do the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister and others, that the European Scrutiny Committee has asked …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"We have heard a great deal—[Interruption.]..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have heard a great deal about the process and the underlying reasons for this motion this morning, but we are really dealing with whether the withdrawal agreement should be passed and approved today, and if not, why not. The first point I make in that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I understand my hon. Friend’s point, but I have to point out to him that, under EU law, it has been made abundantly clear in several cases regarding the constitutional orders of member states—van Gend en Loos, Costa and similar cases—that the European Court asserts superiority over the internal constitutional …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I add to that, Mr Speaker, that if Members are so blind that they do not want to listen to these points, it makes no difference to me. The points I am making are significant to the question of whether we agree to the withdrawal agreement...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I of course want to leave the European Union, but the problem with the withdrawal agreement is that it does not, I assert, represent Brexit, in terms of repealing the 1972 Act. As I was saying, that is an Act of Parliament not only of Great Britain but of Northern …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I heard the Prime Minister repeatedly mention our precious Union. The Northern Ireland backstop drives a coach and horses through the precious Union––that is the problem. As I understand it, that is precisely why the Democratic Unionist party will vote against the withdrawal agreement today—because it puts the Union at …..."
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