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Proceeding contribution from Lord Morgan (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 July 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Constitution.

Constitution

My Lords, I can assure my noble friend that the Statement will be greeted with enormous enthusiasm by all parties who care about the quality of democracy in this country, particularly because it focuses on the often-ignored concept of citizenship. It defines and hardens the notion of our people as citizens and not simply as subjects. First, although it is rightly said that we do not have a written constitution, it is far more written than it was. Is this not a major step further towards a written constitution, which many of us would welcome? Secondly, this Green Paper of 63 pages does not have the space to mention the word ““devolution””. Is this significant?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c931 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Codes of practice Accountability Demonstrations Candidates Armed conflict Central government Conduct Devolution Annual reports Civil service Attorney General Church of England Bishops Citizenship British constitution Bill of Rights Women Elections Intelligence services House of Lords Government departments Judges Financial Services Authority Intelligence and Security Committee Dissolution HM Inspectorate of Prisons Local government NHS Prime ministers National security Powers Prosecutions Public appointments Parliament Square Political parties Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Ministers Parliament Passports Prerogative of mercy Monetary Policy Committee Recall of parliament Statistics Treaties Young people Reform Local Government Ombudsman Commissioner for Public Appointments Government bills Civil Service Commission West Lothian question UK Statistics Authority English votes for English laws
Link
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