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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Tony Wright (Labour). It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 July 2005 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.


Legislative Scrutiny

Question
What proposals he plans to bring forward to ensure that legislation is scrutinised more effectively.
Answer

I welcome the progress towards making the legislative process more effective and accessible to the public. We have ensured a significant increase in the number of Bills published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny. However, there is more that we can do, particularly to improve the effectiveness of our Standing Committee scrutiny, and I hope that the Modernisation Committee will consider that.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
436 c169 
9202 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Legislation Legislative drafting Parliamentary scrutiny
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk