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Proceeding contribution from David Heath (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman and I know that his intention is good, but the point is that Government’s extraordinary proposal is to impose a statutory bar on what a Select Committee of this House can do. The hon. Gentleman is asking the Minister to assert that he will not use two thirds of the provision, which seems absurd. The only way that the Minister could make that binding is to be the only Minister involved with it, and to stay in office for ever, which is unlikely. If he has no intention of using the provision, why on earth include it in the Bill?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
446 c901 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Administration Business Bureaucracy Delegated legislation Legislative process EU law Legislative competence Government departments Legislation Members Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Reform Statutory instruments Legislative reform orders Sunset clauses
Legislation
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06
Link
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