division_name: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill &#8212; New Clause 2 - Limits on powers to override common frameworks
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c273.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;The Secretary of State shall not make any order or regulations under this or any other Act of Parliament that has the effect of imposing lower standards on Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, in any area for which a common framework&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c273.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) has been agreed,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c273.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) is in development, or</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c273.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) becomes necessary,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c273.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">This new clause puts common frameworks on a statutory footing. Where there is a common framework agreed, Ministers would not be able to override them through secondary legislation to impose lower standards on devolved nations. Where a common framework was in development, or a new common framework became necessary, Ministers could not impose standards until the negotiation of common frameworks had taken place between the nations of the UK and failed to reach agreement after a reasonable period. The UK Parliament would be the ultimate arbiter of standards if reasonable agreement could not be reached.</p>