Will the Minister confirm how many times the Welsh Government has initiated discussions with the UK Government in regards to retained EU law?
Welsh Ministers have written to UK Ministers on several occasions since the fundamentally flawed concept of a “Brexit Opportunities Bill” was first suggested, and particularly since the irresponsible and unnecessary Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was introduced in the UK Parliament in September 2022. My colleagues and I have raised this matter in appropriate fora with UK Ministers. Officials are also in very frequent contact with their UK Government counterparts.
Overall, we continue to convey our significant concerns about this Bill that threatens many important legal protections and the devolution settlement, and that uses valuable public resources for no particular benefit.