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Proceeding contribution from Gordon Brown (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 July 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Constitutional Reform.

Constitutional Reform

I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s comments, but I have to tell him that extensive discussion took place with the security services before the proposal was presented. As I said in my opening remarks, the security services recognise the strength that is given to their work if there is public support for their actions. As I reminded the House, Select Committees have two functions: one is to investigate events and the second is to win public support for the work of the services that they monitor. We should now direct our attention to the second function, and I believe that the security services will not only welcome, but benefit from, opening up the Committee in the way that is suggested.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
462 c833 
Session
2006-07
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House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Demonstrations Candidates Armed conflict Central government Devolution Civil service Attorney General Church of England Bishops Citizenship British constitution Bill of Rights Women Elections Intelligence services House of Lords House of Commons Judges Financial Services Authority Intelligence and Security Committee Dissolution HM Inspectorate of Prisons Local government NHS Prime ministers National security Powers Prosecutions Public appointments Political parties Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Public participation Parliament Passports Prerogative of mercy Monetary Policy Committee Recall of parliament Statistics Treaties Young people Reform Local Government Ombudsman Commissioner for Public Appointments Civil Service Commission West Lothian question UK Statistics Authority English votes for English laws
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