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Written question asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) on Monday, 6 February 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 February 2017. It was answered by Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) on Monday, 13 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.


European Court of Justice

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what stage of the process of leaving the EU they expect the European Court of Justice to cease to have any jurisdiction in the UK.

Answer

The Prime Minister has been clear that we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom.

Leaving the European Union will mean that our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

And those laws will be interpreted by judges not in Luxembourg but in courts across this country.

The Government wants to have reached a broad agreement about our future partnership, including the nature of dispute resolution mechanisms, by the time the two-year Article 50 process has concluded.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5274
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Jurisdiction European Court of Justice Brexit
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk