Select Committee on the Constitution
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
17th Report of Session 2019-21 - published 16 October 2020 - HL Paper 151
Consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny
Chapter 2: The UK internal market and devolution
Implications of the Bill for devolution
Constraints on devolved competence
Independent oversight, governance and dispute resolution
Strengthening intergovernmental relations
Chapter 3: UK market access and oversight
Discrimination in the regulation of services
Oversight and monitoring of the internal market
Northern Ireland Protocol delegated powers
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement
Box 1: The Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol
Disapplication of parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol
Violation of Article 4 of the Withdrawal Agreement
Consequences of violating international law
International law and the rule of law
The Bill as an insurance policy
The approach of the courts to ouster clauses
Chapter 6: The Government and the rule of law
Chapter 7: The rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/571/uk-internal-market-bill/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
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