Proceeding contribution from William Cash (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House.

Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House

Following his comprehensive indictment of the Government's attitude, does my right hon. Friend agree that serious consideration should be given to whether the Executive should control the Standing Orders? Will he go further and suggest that we should return to the practice when Parliament was really vibrant, as a former Clerk of the House clearly indicated in a recent article, and that the Speaker, not the Executive, should have control over the Standing Orders?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 506 c46
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: House of Commons Democracy Public bills Members Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Reform Select committees Whips Backbenchers Paper petitions e-petitions
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House

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