In Parliament - Justin Madders MP

A log of Justin's interventions in the House of Commons can be found below.

Employment and the High Street

Westminster Hall debates

It is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) on securing this really important debate....

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Bill places a limit on the number of cats, ferrets and dogs that can be transported, which is an issue that we need to look at closely, and it includes...

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am popular today.

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I note what my hon. Friend says, and refer him to what the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection say: they note rampant abuse of the pets travel scheme by illegal traders; we need action on that. Laws...

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am sure the Minister has noted my hon. Friend’s request; we look forward to hearing what he says on that. My hon. Friend’s point about Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is important,...

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for a pretty comprehensive introduction to this...

New Clause 12 - Assessment of impact on governance

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

On a spurious point of order, Sir Gary—no point of order is ever spurious in this place. I would like to thank you and Sir George for chairing the Committee, and the Clerks for their hard...

New Clause 12 - Assessment of impact on governance

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I would like to thank you, Sir Gary, and Sir George for—

New Clause 12 - Assessment of impact on governance

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We’ll see about that. Whichever Benches I am on, I will always hold firm to the view that Parliament should be sovereign, and that Parliament should be the body that looks at laws and...

New Clause 12 - Assessment of impact on governance

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

We have had a slightly lively end to the proceedings. I want to pick up on some of the comments made by the Minister. He characterised our opposition to the Bill as not being...

New Clause 12 - Assessment of impact on governance

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We are almost back where we started, with questions about governance and capacity. Despite spending the best part of three days scrutinising...

New Clause 10 - Equality impact assessments

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.

New Clause 10 - Equality impact assessments

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

With that encouragement, I will start from the beginning. Hon. Members will be relieved to hear that I was actually reaching my peroration. The new clauses are designed to address our concerns...

New Clause 10 - Equality impact assessments

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Of course, we can talk only about the effects of the Bill, so the proposal is limited to the Bill at this stage. If the hon. Member has been listening throughout the last three days, he will know...

New Clause 10 - Equality impact assessments

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

The Government have a track record of inadequate impact assessments going back a few years, and they are not showing much sign of improvement with this Bill. Labour sees it as our duty to push...

New Clause 10 - Equality impact assessments

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

Clause 22 - Commencement, transitional and savings

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

As the Minister just said, Labour will support growth for British business, and we look forward to seeing some in the next 18 months, or maybe before. However, I have a couple of questions about...

Clause 22 - Commencement, Transitional and savings

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Unfortunately, the new clause appears to apply only to Ministers in Scotland, not in the other devolved nations, but it does raise some important issues. If we start from the proposition that it...

Clause 22 - Commencement, Transitional and savings

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will be brief. This is an issue about which we are also concerned. No one wants to enter into a trade war because a Minister makes a mistake, and amends or forgets to restore regulations. That...

Schedule 3 - Regulations: procedure

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Justin Madders made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I think I have got rather lost in the number of analogies there; I might want to pull over and take a breather. The point is that we just do not know the full extent of the Bill. If we do not...