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Proceeding contribution from Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

The hon. Gentleman says that the former Minister came to the House on Second Reading having been unable to work out how to include in the Bill the safeguards, and on Report they are finally appearing. Is that not a classic example of why we have so much bad legislation? It comes to the House too soon, before it is ready. The Minister should have brought the legislation before the House once he had worked out how to include the safeguards that he wanted, so that under our procedures we could have considered them more efficiently, rather than leaving the issue to be discussed in a shorter debate on Report.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
446 c773 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Administration Costs Business Delegated legislation Juries EU law Government departments Legislation Law Commission Ministerial powers Northern Ireland Powers Public sector Parliamentary scrutiny Small businesses Regulation Reform Trials Taxation Legislative reform orders
Legislation
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06
Link
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