Debate on Thursday, 6 January 2022, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice. The answering member was Lord True.

Legislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated Powers

Lords motion to take note of the increasing numbers of skeleton bills and the associated use of delegated powers within them. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 817 cc759-794
Session: 2021-22
Department: Cabinet Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions: Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice | 817 cc759-762 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a debate about power and the damage done to ordinary people and democracy when ...; Lord Blencathra | 817 cc762-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I warmly congratulate the noble Baroness on setting out the case so thoroughly and eloq...; Baroness Andrews | 817 cc764-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, on her choice of debate and the bril...; Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 817 c765 (Link to this contribution)
May I remind noble Lords that the limit for speaking is four minutes? We have a long list of spea...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 817 cc765-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, on securing this debate a...; Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 817 c766 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak in shorthand in this very welcome debate. As a former chair of the Delega...; Lord Judge | 817 cc766-7 (Link to this contribution)
I do not feel like following any of those speakers; they have said everything that I want to say....; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 817 cc767-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness for introducing this important debate. When I wro...; Lord Rooker | 817 cc768-770 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness. I much enjoy her FT Weekend pieces and I have de...; Lord German | 817 cc770-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, and amen to everything that has ...; Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 817 cc771-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall focus on a single provision, Section 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, a classic...; Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury | 817 c772 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as a member of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, I have seen us comment on ...; Lord Davies of Brixton | 817 cc772-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is an important issue in terms of controlling the Executive and establishing the r...; Viscount Eccles | 817 cc773-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I think we are approaching some form of consensus but the problem is: what does one do ...; Viscount Stansgate | 817 cc774-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, for securing this debate and for the excell...; Baroness D'Souza | 817 cc775-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the following blunt phrases crop up repeatedly in the authoritative committee reports D...; Lord Norton of Louth | 817 c777 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, on initiating this debate. I too...; Lord Hendy | 817 cc777-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as a member of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, I take the opportu...; Lord Janvrin | 817 cc778-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, for securing this debate this af...; Lord Lisvane | 817 cc779-780 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate, her excellent article in the Fi...; Lord Liddle | 817 cc780-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, on introducing this debate and o...; Lord Anderson of Ipswich | 817 cc781-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, one of the lesser highlights of my festive season, which I have to admit was almost as ...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 817 cc782-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been an excellent debate and well worth all of us postponing our journeys home...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 817 cc784-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, let me first say how grateful we are to the noble Baroness, Lady Cavendish, for the opp...; Lord True | 817 cc786-791 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I do not agree with my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts that this debate wou...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 817 c791 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. He was kind enough to quote me, but he quoted on...; Lord True | 817 cc791-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sad; I was seeking courteously to acknowledge the contribution made by my noble fr...; Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice | 817 cc793-4 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the Minister for making the time and giving such a thoughtful response. I w...
Subjects: Delegated legislation Legislative drafting Ministerial powers Parliamentary scrutiny Government bills Henry VIII clauses
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Legislation: Skeleton Bills and Delegated Powers

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