4. Urgent Question: The EU Law Repeal Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:32 pm on 4 October 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:32, 4 October 2016

At 6.10 p.m. on Saturday evening, I was telephoned by David Davis, the UK Government’s Brexit Minister. He phoned to inform me that a Bill would be brought forward, repealing the European Communities Act 1972. It’s been over-spun as the great repeal Bill, as it’s described now. What he said to me was that, as part of that process, he wished to ensure that what is already law in the UK jurisdictions that comes from the EU is maintained despite the repeal of the European Communities Act. In principle, there are no difficulties with that, but, of course, we have to see the detail, and we reserve our position until that detail is clear.