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More broadly, the Government has now entered into negotiations with the EU on several agreements on the basis of dynamic alignment with relevant EU laws, subject to some exceptions yet to be negotiated. The Committee notes that this will, necessarily, reduce regulatory autonomy in Great Britain, beyond the constraints that apply already in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, as the price for improved terms of trade with the EU. We consider the democratic legitimacy and parliamentary...

More broadly, the Government has now entered into negotiations with the EU on several agreements on the basis of dynamic alignment with relevant EU laws, subject to some exceptions yet to be negotiated. The Committee notes that this will, necessarily, reduce regulatory autonomy in Great Britain, beyond the constraints that apply already in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, as the price for improved terms of trade with the EU. We consider the democratic legitimacy and parliamentary implications of this further in chapter 5 of this Report. (Conclusion, Paragraph 86) Type: conclusion | Number: 28 | Response status: response_pending