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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 29 November 2006. It occurred during Debate on select committee report on Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee: Secondary Legislation.


Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee: Secondary Legislation

My Lords, of course the Prime Minister takes the lead in those matters, but as I am sure the noble Lord will appreciate, simply to assert that the Prime Minister should be responsible for the detail of secondary legislation when Secretaries of State are far more closely connected to the need for it has to be understood.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
687 c835 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Delegated legislation Legislative process House of Lords EU law Legislative drafting Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Regulation Statutory instruments
Link
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