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European Union (Amendment) Bill

My Lords, I did not say ““unconstitutional””, but the noble Lord is absolutely right at this late stage to confirm the point—the devil is in the detail. He was right to correct me. I should have added the qualifying phrase ““in those areas in which the ECJ has recognised judicial jurisdiction and where UK laws conflict with that of the EU, it can strike them down””. But that is a limited area; it is not the entire area. It is perfectly right that not all UK laws can be struck down. That was the conclusion of my remarks and the conclusion, I suspect, of Report, because I am about to do the decent thing and withdraw the amendment. I hope that this has not been for too many of your Lordships too tedious a process. I have found it instructive and—dare I say it?—even entertaining at times. It has been very challenging and has raised major issues about this nation, its Parliament, its parliamentary democracy and our position in the world for the future, to which I think we will return again and again. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 32 not moved.]