Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will allow Regulation EC261/2004 to expire after the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in 2023.

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has introduced the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which will end the special status of ‘retained EU law’ and ensure that it can be easily amended or removed.

My Department is in the process of fully considering how to best use our legislative freedom outside of the EU, including exploring options for pieces of retained EU Law, in preparation for the Bill.