Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 September 2026, to Question 31235, on UK Relations with the EU, what steps are being taken to prevent the proliferation of unnecessary criminal offences as a consequence of the transposition of EU legislation, and if steps will be taken to re-issue the pre-Brexit guidance in the Better Regulation Framework on criminal offences derived from EU transposition.

The Prime Minister’s statement to the House on 12 October 2026 confirmed the next UK-EU Summit will take place in Brussels, on 20 November 2026. This is where further details on our agreements with the EU will be shared.

The European Partnership Bill will establish the legal framework to implement these agreements. Parliament will be able to scrutinise the legislation in the usual way, once it is introduced.