Written question asked by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 January 1999. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Thursday, 14 January 1999 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.
President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons
- Question
- To ask the President of the Council, what plans she has for a Standing Committee on Regional Affairs.
- Answer
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Miss Melanie Johnson: To ask the President of the Council what plans she has for the Standing Committee on Regional Affairs. [65972] Mrs. Beckett: The Government have been considering the means of improving the way in which Parliament can debate the affairs of the English regions. I shall shortly be submitting a memorandum to the Modernisation Committee inviting it to examine the possibility of reviving and adapting the Standing Committee on Regional Affairs already allowed for under the Standing Orders of the House.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 323 c238W; 65972
- Session
- 1998-99
- Subjects
- Standing Committee on Regional Affairs
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