Written Question·Leader of the House·UIN 108737

EU Law: Parliamentary Scrutiny

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Leader of the House, Further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what steps he will take to assist Parliament scrutiny of new EU laws that the UK will adopt as a consequence of dynamic alignment; and whether he has had

Answer

Sir Alan Campbell
The Common Understanding is clear that where the UK Government decides to align with EU rules as part of a new agreement this will give due regard to the UK’s constitutional and Parliamentary procedures. The UK will be involved, as a sovereign nation outs...

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