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what other changes in UK law will be necessary in order to implement the agreement, together with an indication of the timescale for their introduction.
We also need to know to what extent the changes in c.ii. could be effected by enabling legislation, followed by secondary legislation dealing with the detail.
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When this information is available, I suggest that you should present it to QL - I hope no later than early October that we can decide whether the obvious disadvantages for next Session of doing more than the minimum can be balanced by other advantages. We will then be able to consider the effect of the required timescale, including on other legislation, whether a separate Bill dealing with non-ratification issues could be contemplated in the same Session or whether all other legislation but the bare minumum must be postponed until later Sessions.
The Lord Privy Seal shares my view and this reply may be regarded as his reply to your minute to him.
I am sending copies of this letter to the Prime Minister, the members of QL and of OD(K) and to Sir Robert Armstrong.
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