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The Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, the Rt Hon. Jacob Rees\-Mogg MP, published, on 22 June, an interactive dashboard of retained EU law (REUL).


This is the body of law created when EU law was converted into domestic law, at the end of the transition period, and amended appropriately to provide continuity and certainty for businesses and people. The Welsh Government played a full role in that work and evidence in the 18 months since the end of transition indicates that REUL has functioned well to give that continuity and certainty.


In contrast to the collaborative work between the UK Government and the Devolved Governments to create the body of REUL, prior to publication we were given a very limited opportunity to view the dashboard, which is unacceptable. The dashboard contains no information about which instruments of REUL are in devolved areas, despite requests for this being made by the Devolved Governments, or what legislation made in Wales could be affected by the UK Government’s wider proposals to amend, repeal or replace all REUL. It is of vital importance for the people and businesses of Wales that any proposals to change REUL are fully assessed and considered in the constitutional context of the devolved settlements before any decisions are made, including respecting the provisions and ways of working reflected in agreed common frameworks. We continue to call on the UK Government to ensure that REUL in devolved areas is clearly identified as a matter of priority, and that more broadly its future actions properly respect devolved responsibilities and live up to its commitments through common frameworks.


I am also deeply concerned that this exercise is the first step in amending and deregulating REUL under the forthcoming “Brexit Freedoms Bill”. The Welsh Government has consistently made it clear that any proposals to deregulate in a way that could reduce the important social and environmental protections and high product standards that consumers and workers in Wales have come to expect are not acceptable. This could also represent a significant resource implication for the Welsh Government at a time when our focus needs to be on more important matters.


The imposition of the UK Internal Market Act, without the consent of the Senedd, and subject to the outcome of the legal challenge, presents further significant concerns that, should the UK Government deregulate in a way which is contrary to Welsh Ministers’ aims to maintain high standards, we could, consequently, have to accept in Wales products made elsewhere to lower standards. This position is entirely unacceptable, and we will continue to fight any moves to force us into a race to the bottom.


I note that Mr Rees\-Mogg, as part of his statement to MPs about the dashboard, made a commitment, stating “*where there are devolved consequences from laws coming back from the European Union the powers to amend will be with the devolved authorities*”. The Welsh Government will scrutinise the Bill – which, again, we have not yet seen – to ensure that this commitment is matched by the detailed provisions in the Bill, and that the Bill fully respects the devolution settlement in Wales.


Regrettably, the nature of this announcement and the inadequate engagement with the Devolved Governments appear to be part of a wider trend of unacceptable behaviour from the UK Government. It comes on the back of its Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and a number of other Bills on which there has been no or little meaningful attempt to work with the Devolved Governments before an announcement is made. The UK Government needs to realise the damage that it is doing to the constitution of the United Kingdom through its actions and change course. It should also focus more on responding to the cost\-of\-living crisis and other immediate priorities that could bring tangible benefit to people’s lives, rather than committing extensive resources to administrative and ideological exercises such as this.







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Ar 22 Mehefin, cyhoeddodd y Gweinidog Gwladol dros Gyfleoedd Brexit ac Effeithlonrwydd y Llywodraeth, y Gwir Anrh. Jacob Rees\-Mogg AS, ddangosfwrdd rhyngweithiol cyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir.


Dyma’r corff o gyfreithiau a grëwyd pan droswyd cyfraith yr UE i gyfraith ddomestig, ar ddiwedd y cyfnod pontio, a’i diwygio fel yr oedd yn briodol i ddarparu parhad a sicrwydd i fusnesau a phobl. Chwaraeodd Llywodraeth Cymru ran lawn yn y gwaith hwnnw ac mae tystiolaeth yn y 18 mis ers diwedd y cyfnod pontio yn dangos bod cyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir wedi gweithredu’n dda i roi’r parhad a’r sicrwydd hwnnw.


Mewn cyferbyniad â’r cydweithio rhwng Llywodraeth y DU a’r Llywodraethau Datganoledig i greu’r corff o gyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir, cyn i’r dangosfwrdd gael ei gyhoeddi, cyfle cyfyngedig iawn a gawsom i edrych arno. Mae hynny’n annerbyniol. Nid yw’r dangosfwrdd yn cynnwys unrhyw wybodaeth ynghylch pa offerynnau o gyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir sydd mewn meysydd datganoledig, er i’r Llywodraethau Datganoledig ofyn am hynny. Nid yw ychwaith yn dynodi pa ddarnau o ddeddfwriaeth a wnaed yng Nghymru y gallai cynigion ehangach Llywodraeth y DU i ddiwygio, diddymu neu ddisodli holl gyfreithiau’r UE a ddargedwir effeithio arnynt. Mae’n hanfodol bwysig i bobl a busnesau Cymru bod unrhyw gynigion i newid cyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir yn cael eu hasesu a’u hystyried yn llawn yng nghyd\-destun cyfansoddiadol y setliadau datganoledig cyn gwneud unrhyw benderfyniadau, gan gynnwys parchu’r darpariaethau a’r ffyrdd o weithio a nodir mewn fframweithiau cyffredin y cytunwyd arnynt. Rydym yn parhau i alw ar Lywodraeth y DU i sicrhau bod cyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir mewn meysydd datganoledig yn cael ei hamlygu’n glir, gan roi blaenoriaeth i hynny, a’i bod, yn ehangach, yn gweithredu yn y dyfodol mewn modd sy’n parchu cyfrifoldebau datganoledig ac sy’n cadw at ei hymrwymiadau drwy fframweithiau cyffredin.


Rwyf hefyd yn pryderu’n fawr bod yr ymarfer hwn yn gam cyntaf tuag at ddiwygio a dadreoleiddio cyfraith yr UE a ddargedwir o dan y “Bil Rhyddid yn sgil Brexit” sydd ar y gweill. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi’i gwneud yn glir droeon nad yw unrhyw gynigion i ddadreoleiddio mewn ffordd a allai leihau’r amddiffyniadau cymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol pwysig a safonau uchel cynhyrchion y mae defnyddwyr a gweithwyr yng Nghymru wedi dod i’w disgwyl yn dderbyniol. Gallai hyn hefyd osod baich ar adnoddau Llywodraeth Cymru pan fo angen inni ganolbwyntio ar faterion pwysicach.


Mae gorfodi Deddf Marchnad Fewnol y DU, heb gydsyniad Senedd Cymru, ac yn amodol ar ganlyniad yr her gyfreithiol, yn peri pryderon sylweddol pellach y gallem, pe bai Llywodraeth y DU yn dadreoleiddio mewn ffordd sy’n groes i amcanion Gweinidogion Cymru i gynnal safonau uchel, orfod derbyn yng Nghymru gynhyrchion a wneir rywle arall sydd o safonau is. Mae’r sefyllfa hon yn hollol annerbyniol, a byddwn ni’n parhau i frwydro yn erbyn unrhyw gamau i’n gorfodi i fod mewn ras i’r gwaelod.


Sylwaf y gwnaeth Mr Rees\-Mogg ymrwymiad yn ei ddatganiad i ASau am y dangosfwrdd, gan ddweud “*where there are devolved consequences from laws coming back from the European Union the powers to amend will be with the devolved authorities*”. Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn craffu ar y Bil – nad ydym, unwaith eto, wedi’i weld hyd yma – i sicrhau bod darpariaethau manwl y Bil yn cadw at yr ymrwymiad hwnnw a bod y Bil yn parchu’r setliad datganoli yng Nghymru yn llawn.


Yn anffodus, mae’n ymddangos bod natur y cyhoeddiad hwn a’r cysylltiad annigonol â’r Llywodraethau Datganoledig yn rhan o duedd ehangach o ymddygiad annerbyniol gan Lywodraeth y DU. Daw hyn ar ôl ei Bil Protocol Gogledd Iwerddon a nifer o Filiau eraill na wnaed llawer o ymdrech ystyrlon i weithio gyda’r Llywodraethau Datganoledig arnynt cyn gwneud cyhoeddiad. Mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU sylweddoli’r niwed y mae’n ei achosi i gyfansoddiad y Deyrnas Unedig drwy ei gweithredoedd, a newid cyfeiriad. Dylai hefyd ganolbwyntio yn fwy ar ymateb i’r argyfwng costau byw a blaenoriaethau enbyd eraill a allai fod o fudd gwirioneddol i fywydau pobl, yn hytrach nag ymrwymo adnoddau helaeth i ymarferion gweinyddol ac ideolegol fel hyn.