Rights after Brexit: Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee to question minister
On Tuesday 11 June the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee will conclude its inquiry ‘Rights After Brexit' with an evidence session with a Government minister. The session will focus on issues including rights protections post-Brexit, different approaches to rights in Scotland, and potential issues for rights in Northern Ireland.
The Committee has undertaken a series of inquiries into rights after Brexit. This latest inquiry is considering the potential impacts of Brexit upon human rights in the UK, and seeks to get answers to some of the most fundamental issues that, potentially just months away from the UK's departure, are still outstanding.
The session will begin at 10.45am; giving evidence are:
- Edward Argar MP, Parlimentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice
- Alice Adamson, Deputy Director Global Strategy and Rights, Ministry of Justice
Questions are likely to include:
- Why were changes made to the political declaration which appear to weaken the Government's commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights?
- What is the Government's response to concerns that the rights of individuals and business will be weakened by the removal of the Charter of Fundamental Rights?
- What is the UK Government's response to the proposal for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to provide human rights leadership?
- Given that the Equality Act 2010 does not apply in Northern Ireland, is the removal of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the supremacy of EU law of greater significance there?
- Should UK judges should be allowed to continue to serve on the CJEU during any transition period?
The session will be held in Committee Room 3, House of Lords.
