Chris Clarkson MP - Heywood and Middleton
Whether the UK will be required to comply with (a) EU law and (b) rulings of the European Court of Justice after the UK leaves the EU.
James Duddridge MP - The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The withdrawal agreement ensures that the current role of the European Union institutions, including the European Court of Justice, and the obligation to comply with European Union law as it is now end with the implementation period on 31 December 2020. There are limited exceptions, such as citizens’ rights, to give businesses and individuals certainty. The agreement enables a relationship between sovereign equals.
Chris Clarkson MP - Heywood and Middleton
I thank the Minister for his assurances on the ECJ. People in Heywood and Middleton voted to leave the European Union by a quite significant margin. Does he agree that the critical reason for that was a wish to take back control of our laws to this place and not to be dictated to by Brussels?
James Duddridge MP - The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
It is wonderful to see my hon. Friend in the Chamber—he is not the first Conservative MP for his constituency since 1945, but the first ever Conservative MP for Heywood and Middleton. This Government has prioritised negotiating a deal that disentangles us from the European Union’s legal order and does indeed take back control of our laws.
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