Thread by @SteveBakerHW

🗽I campaigned and voted against the Coronavirus Act - EG: votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/… - so I am pleased ministers are getting rid of egregious powers like Schedules 21 and 22.

Summary: bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/coronavirusact/

But the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 is a bigger danger⬇️

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1436821533037576192

According to @HansardSociety, "Coronavirus-related Statutory Instruments have been made and laid under 133 Acts of Parliament, seven Orders, five EU Regulations (which are now retained EU law in the UK) and one Church Measure."

Great dashboard here:

hansardsociety.org.uk/publications/d…

Lockdown was overwhelmingly implemented under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which remains in place and needs reform.

There's an official guide to the legislation here:

legislation.gov.uk/coronavirus

To defend freedom, we need a new Public Health Act, meaning:

👉 Votes on restrictions in advance

👉 Amendable legislation

👉 Cost benefit analysis

👉 End monopoly on advice of Govt scientists with red teams

https://twitter.com/stevebakerhw/status/1361266072461139968?s=21

Until we have a new Public Health Act, the risk remains of immediate lockdown by ministerial fiat, without votes in advance, amendments, justification of proportionality etc.

Find all my related tweets on what is needed here:

bit.ly/PHAtweets