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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause - Enhanced Protection for Certain Areas of EU Law
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to restrict, and not to increase scrutiny of, the powers of ministers to amend European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal in specified broad areas including employment, equality, health plus consumer and environmental standards. 
  
  
  @ MP voted no to restrict, and to increase scrutiny of, the powers of ministers to amend European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal in specified broad areas including employment, equality, health plus consumer and environmental standards. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to restrict, and not to increase scrutiny of, the powers of ministers to amend European Union law retained as United Kingdom law following withdrawal in specified broad areas including employment, equality, health plus consumer and environmental standards. 
  
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 4.
  
  Lords amendment 4[2] sought to add a new clause titled: ''Enhanced protection for certain areas of EU law'' beginning:
   	
  
  :(1)    Following the day on which this Act is passed, a Minister of the Crown may not amend, repeal or revoke retained EU law relating toâ
  :(a)    employment entitlements, rights and protection,
  :(b)    equality entitlements, rights and protection,
  :(c)    health and safety entitlements, rights and protection,
  :(d)    consumer standards, or
  :(e)    environmental standards and protection,
   
  :except by primary legislation, or by subordinate legislation made under any Act of Parliament insofar as this subordinate legislation meets the requirements in subsections (2) to (5).
   	
  The explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill[3] stated, in respect of the rejected amendment:
  
  :Lords Amendment 4 would limit how delegated powers (including those contained within this Bill) can amend, repeal or revoke retained EU law relating to (a) employment entitlements, rights and protection, (b) equality entitlements, rights and protection, (c) health and safety entitlements, rights and protection, (d) consumer standards, or (e) environmental standards and protection. As these terms are not defined, this amendment could potentially apply to a very broad range of legislation.
  
  :The amendment would require the Government to design an enhanced scrutiny procedure process which any regulations that amend, repeal or revoke this category of legislation would be subject to. This would include requirements for a draft of the regulation to be laid before Parliament and be approved by resolution of both Houses, and include a period of consultation with relevant stakeholders.
  
  :The enhanced scrutiny procedure would also require a Minister of the Crown to produce an explanatory statement under paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 and include a declaration that the regulation does no more than make technical changes to retained EU law in order for it to work following exit.
  
  :The amendment is unclear as to what would qualify as "technical changes to retained EU law in order for it to work following exit", and so where the Government believed it could be argued that the changes are not "technical", those changes might instead have to be made through primary legislation. 
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/hcb212withoutendorsement.1-7.html#top Page of amendment sheet containing Lords amendment 53. Parliament.uk website, 16 May 2018]
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/en/18212en01.htm Page of explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Bill covering the rejected amendment, Parliament.uk website, 22 May 2018]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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