Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 November 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

It is an important question whether Ministers should have the power to change the law, as opposed to Parliament having the power to change the law. That is what we are insisting on. When matters are of constitutional significance, Parliament, through the full procedure of passing a Bill, should decide it, not Ministers. In the end it comes down not to a contest between the courts and Parliament, but to the age-old contest between the Crown and Parliament.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 451 c751
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Bureaucracy Devolution Committees Constitutional and administrative law Legislative process Exemptions Legislative competence Functions Legislation Law Commission Powers Parliamentary scrutiny Regulation Taxation Statutory instruments
Legislation: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

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