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Proceeding contribution from Lord Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

The Minister mentioned DEFRA. In relation to the comments of the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Rob Marris) about laws that could conceivably be amended or revoked by a Minister, my constituents have raised concerns about the statutes that affect the Forest of Dean, including the Dean Forest (Mines) Act 1838 and a number of common law powers. They are worried that were the Bill passed in its current form, it would give Ministers sweeping powers to make substantial changes to the law governing my constituency. Will he refer to that in his wind-up? I will write to him on the matter at a later date.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
442 c1051 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Codes of practice Administration Business Bureaucracy Constitutions Delegated legislation Common law Legislative process EU law Government departments Legislation Law Commission Ministerial powers Public opinion Parliamentary scrutiny Regulation Legislative reform orders Sunset clauses
Legislation
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06
Link
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