Parliamentary Sovereignty and Statutory Interpretation

“Parliament can make or unmake any law whatever and nobody can challenge or set aside the will of Parliament.” This quote is a very short but to the point explanation for Parliamentary Sovereignty. This means that Parliament is answerable to no one and can make new laws, abolish old ones and adapt existing ones as they go along. However the sovereignty of Parliament is questionable since we joined the European Union because we would have …

…means that the judiciary moved a massive step away from the absurd decisions, that could sometimes be reached using the literal ruled. More importantly they do not have to speculate on the interpretation of the act for themselves, but can now use extrinsic aids such as Hansards (parliamentary records) and Law Commission reports. This is now accepted by most as the main rule of interpretation and is not seen as questioning the will of Parliament.