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Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is desirable and important that we have the affirmative, rather than the negative, procedure? Given that one is not able to amend a statutory instrument or regulation, and that instead they have to be taken on an all-or-nothing basis, having the affirmative procedure guarantees, or at least enhances, the chance that they will actually be debated so that the Government of the day can be held to account on the contents of the order or regulation.