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Business question from Peter Soulsby (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 6 November 2008. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

I welcome my right hon. and learned Friend's announcement that next week the Government intend to bring forward proposals to amend temporarily Standing Orders to enable the establishment of regional Select Committees and regional Grand Committees. Does she agree that in responding to the Modernisation Committee, the Government are recognising the overwhelming weight of evidence that that Committee received, which showed the accountability gap at the regional level? In bringing forward the recommendations for regional Select Committees and regional Grand Committees, are the Government not also reflecting the difference of opinion on the Modernisation Committee on how best to meet that accountability gap?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
482 c358 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Select committees House of Commons Grand Committees Regional select committees Regional ministers Regional grand committees
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk