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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.

Governance of Britain

My Lords, I think that is a very fair point. Clearly, in The Governance of Britain the Government signalled their wish to look at areas where authority could be moved from the Executive to Parliament, but in relation to judicial appointments the paper is clear in pointing out the risks of politicisation of that process. That is why the paper is careful to look at the options and does not show itself to be in favour of confirmatory hearings, which would accord with the concerns of the noble and learned Lord. I am very much interested in his views, and I think I can reassure him.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
695 c1163 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Armed forces Demonstrations Armed conflict Constitutions Deployment British constitution Democracy Freedom of information House of Lords House of Commons Judiciary Judges Freedom of expression National security Powers of entry Personal records Police Powers Public appointments Parliament Square Privacy Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny National Audit Office Press freedom Treaties Royal prerogative Committee of Public Accounts Information Commissioner's Office
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