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Written question asked by Baroness Parminter (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 5 December 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2022. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee on 30 November where she stated that there are "about 1100" pieces of retained EU law within her department, what the precise number is.

Answer

Defra is in the process of confirming the full list of retained EU law (REUL) held by the Department. Until this work is complete, it is not possible to provide precise figures on Defra’s REUL. Defra will continue to publish new REUL to the public dashboard which will be regularly updated.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4022
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs EU law
Link
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