Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 19 November 2007.

Regulatory Reform Orders: DBERR

Question: My Lords, it is our turn. Does the Minister agree with his colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Jones of Birmingham, who has been a doughty campaigner against over-regulation by this and previous Governments, that Parliament is not doing an effective job in scrutinising European regulations and that we could do much better? What ideas can the Government put to us in Parliament about how we could be more effective in scrutinising the endless regulations from Brussels?

Answer: My Lords, although the Government can give advice on that, in the end it is for Parliament to decide how it looks at European regulatory orders, which will become increasingly important if Europe follows the route that we have gone down.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 696 c660
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Regulation Regulatory reform orders Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Legislative reform orders
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk