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Whether they will ensure that their legislation next Session is less detailed and contains more statements of purpose and of principle, and that adequate time is provided for its thorough consideration by each House of Parliament. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Lord Renton (Conservative)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

27 November 2000

Reference

619 c1101

House

House of Lords

Jay of Paddington, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

27 November 2000

Reference

619 c1101

House

House of Lords

Regulatory impact assessments: 1 January to 30 June 2000.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Received 17.11.00

Date

17 November 2000

Reference

Cm 4918

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

(Pursuant to reply on 06.07.2000 at 353 c292-4W) To ask the President of the Council, how many amendments to Government bills tabled during the present Parliament by (a) Opposition spokesmen, (b) Opposition backbench honourable Members and (c) Government backbench honourable Members which had been selected were not debated on the...

Asked by

Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)

Answering body

Leader of the House of Commons

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2000

Reference

127857; 353 c582W;353 c580W

House

House of Commons

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

That this House notes the perils of legislating in haste; recalls the Terrorism and Conspiracy Act 1998 and the Public Entertainment Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1998, on which no action has been taken; believes that these, and the Dangerous Dogs Act, were enacted principally to satisfy the demands of tabloid...

Primary sponsor

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

12 July 2000

Reference

967

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

To ask the President of the Council, how many amendments to Government bills tabled during the present Parliament by (a) Opposition spokesmen, (b) Opposition backbench honourable Members and (c) Government backbench honourable Members which had been selected were not debated on the floor of the House as a result of...

Asked by

Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)

Answering body

Leader of the House of Commons

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 June 2000

For answer on

6 July 2000

Answered on

6 July 2000

Mr. Brady: To ask the President of the Council how many amendments to Government Bills tabled during the present Parliament by (a) Opposition spokesmen, (b) Opposition backbench hon. Members and (c) Government backbench hon. Members which had been selected were not debated on the Floor of the House as a result of timetabling of the report Stage of Bills. [127857] Mrs. Beckett: The information requested could be provided only for Sessions 1998-99 and 1999-2000 (to 30 June) and is included in the following table{1}. Information for session 1997-98 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Amendments tabled by Opposition Amendments tabled by Opposition Amendments tabled by Government spokesmen but not debated backbenchers but not debated backbenchers but not debated Session 1998-99 Local Government Bill: Further 11 0 0 consideration, 24 March 1999 Greater London Authority Bill: 11 0 0 Consideration, 4 May 1999 Greater London Authority Bill: 1 0 0 Further consideration, 5 May 1999 Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill: 1 1 0 Further consideration, 20 May 1999 Health Bill [Lords]: Further 47 0 1 consideration, 15 June 1999 Immigration and Asylum Bill: 0 0 0 Consideration, 15 June 1999 Immigration and Asylum Bill: 13 1 0 Further consideration, 16 June 1999 Access to Justice Bill [Lords]: 0 0 0 Consideration, 22 June 1999 Youth Justice and Criminal 0 0 0 Evidence Bill [Lords]: Consideration, 8 July 1999 Food Standards Bill: 8 0 0 Consideration 22 July 1999 Session 1999-2000 (up to 30 June 2000) Representation of the People 0 0 0 Bill: Further consideration, 20 January 2000 Financial Services and Markets 0 0 0 Bill: Further consideration, 9 February 2000 Transport Bill: Consideration, 9 21 1 1 May 2000 Transport Bill: Further 9 2 0 consideration, 10 May 2000 Nuclear Safeguards Bill: 0 15 0 Consideration, 22 May 2000 Sea Fishing Grants (Charges) 0 0 0 Bill: Consideration, 22 May 2000 Royal Parks (Trading) Bill: 0 1 0 Further consideration, 22 May 2000 Television Licences (Disclosure 0 3 0 of Information) Bill: Consideration, 22 May 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures include amendments only selected for debate {1} Standing Committee and Committee of the Whole House amendments are excluded. We have not distinguished between "Guillotine" and "Programme" motions.

Date

6 July 2000

Reference

127857; 353 c292-4W;353 c292-3W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the future work programme of the tax law rewrite project; and if it includes the rewriting of the Pay As You Earn Regulations.

Asked by

Jackie Lawrence (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 2000

Reference

353 c201-2W;353 c199-200W; 129448

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the proposals outlined in the recent White Paper on Overseas Territories; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 June 2000

Reference

351 c292W; 124843

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which clauses in the Finance Bill were altered prior to its introduction so that their wording conformed to the aims of the Tax Law Rewrite project in respect of plain language. - (Holding answer 17 April 2000).

Asked by

David Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119423; 348 c587W

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Answered by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

President of the Council

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

348 c825

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Answered by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

President of the Council

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

348 c825

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

1st supplementary on pre legislative scrutiny and further modernisation of procedures on carried over legislation, timetabling and concept of a voting hour.

Asked by

John Healey (Labour)

Answering body

President of the Council

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

348 c825

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

To ask the President of the Council, if she will make a statement on the number of bills produced in draft in (a) the 1997-98 session and (b) each subsequent session to date. - Includes figures.

Asked by

John Healey (Labour)

Answering body

President of the Council

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

348 c825; 118172

House

House of Commons

Regulatory impact assessments: 1 July to 31 December 1999.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Received 17.03.00

Date

13 March 2000

Reference

Cm 4664

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

To ask the President of the Council, how many hours have been spent by Parliamentary Counsel in preparing (a) government legislation announced in the Queen's speeches, (b) private members' bills, (c) Law Commission work and (d) private legislation, and what proportion of Parliamentary Counsel's time was spent on each, in...

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Leader of the House of Commons

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2000

For answer on

9 March 2000

Answered on

9 March 2000

Mr. Kidney: To ask the President of the Council how many hours have been spent by Parliamentary Counsel in preparing (a) Government legislation announced in the Queen's speeches, (b) private members' Bills, (c) Law Commission work and (d) private legislation, and what proportion of Parliamentary Counsel's time was spent on each, in each of the parliamentary sessions (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99 and (iii) 1999-2000 to date. [113349] Mrs. Beckett: The Parliamentary Counsel Office answers to the Prime Minister, but I am replying to this question since it relates to the Government's legislative programme. Information is not available on the number of hours spent by Parliamentary Counsel on different types of legislation. However, a reasonable indication of how the Counsel are deployed is given by their location. Counsel at 36 Whitehall work on Government Bills and on Private Members' Bills supported by the Government. Other Counsel are on loan to the Law Commission, to the Inland Revenue's Tax Law Rewrite Project and to the Department of Trade and Industry's Company Law Review. The following table shows the total number of Counsel in these locations in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 Sessions (as at 1 January) and at present. The figures exclude Scottish and Northern Ireland Parliamentary Counsel. In the table, part-time Counsel are counted as equivalent to half a full-time Counsel. The split between Government legislation and Private Members' Bills supported by the Government is pro rata the number of pages of each enacted in the Session or, in the case of the 1999-2000 Session, the number of pages enacted to date plus the number of pages, on introduction, of Bills introduced but not yet enacted. A split of work on Government Bills between those in the Queen's Speech and others is not available. Parliamentary Counsel are not involved in drafting Private Bills. Deployment of Parliamentary Counsel by type of work (numbers of Counsel, full-time equivalents, as at 1 January 1998, 1 January 1999 and at present _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Session 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000{1} Type of legislation Counsel Percentage Counsel Percentage Counsel Percentage Government Bills (est.) {2}27 1/2 77 {2}24 1/2 73 {2}30 80 Private Members' Bills {2}1 3 {2}1 1/2 5 {2} 1/2 1 supported by the Government (est.) Sub-total 36 Whitehall 28 1/2 80 26 78 30 1/2 81 Law Commission 4 1/2 13 5 15 4 11 Inland Revenue 2 1/2 7 2 1/2 7 2 1/2 7 DTI -- -- -- -- 1/2 1 Total 35 1/2 100 33 1/2 100 37 1/2 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} To date {2} Rounded to the nearest 1/2 Although there are minor fluctuations from year to year, the figures show that, since the start of the 1997-98 Session, about one-fifth of the Parliamentary Counsel have been engaged on work for the Law Commission, for the Inland Revenue Tax Law Rewrite Project or (since the beginning of this month) for the DTI's Company Law Review. Some four-fifths of Counsel work on the Government's Bills and Private Members' Bills, with on average about 97 per cent. of that work concentrated on the Government's Bills.

Date

9 March 2000

Reference

345 c784-6W;345 c784-5W; 113349

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, what training is being provided for Government lawyers to ensure that legislation is prepared to comply with human rights. - Inc ref to Human Rights Act 1998.

Asked by

Gareth Thomas (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 March 2000

For answer on

7 March 2000

Answered on

7 March 2000

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas: To ask the Solicitor-General what training is being provided for Government lawyers to ensure that legislation is prepared to comply with human rights. [113453] The Solicitor-General: The main responsibility for training rests with individual Departments which are best placed to identify the legal skills and knowledge required by their lawyers and the most economic and effective way of meeting those needs. Training on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) has been provided, and is continuing to be provided, to all Government lawyers. This has taken the form of Civil Service/GLS wide Conferences (open to both lawyers and administrators) at which outside speakers including Judges and Counsel) have spoken; two intensive one-day courses provided last year by the Civil Service College, in conjunction with the GLS, and to be run again this year; and internal training programmes run by individual Departments (but often open to lawyers from other Departments) where speakers have included both specialist Counsel and Government lawyers with ECHR/HRA expertise. In addition, many Government lawyers have attended the external training courses/seminars run, for example, by leading human rights sets of barristers' Chambers. The introductory course for all lawyers new to the GLS also includes a session on human rights. Such training has meant that Government lawyers are fully equipped, not only to ensure that all new legislation complies with the European Convention on Human Rights, but also to advise their Departments on all human rights issues when they arise in the decision making process or in the context of litigation.

Date

7 March 2000

Reference

345 c562W; 113453

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 00/414

Deposited by

Inland Revenue

Type

Deposited papers

Date

1 March 2000

Reference

Dep 00/414

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will prepare a draft equality bill for consideration by Parliament.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 2000

Reference

344 c855W; 111100

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 00/289

Deposited by

Cabinet Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

10 February 2000

Reference

Dep 00/289

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the President of the Council, if, pursuant to her Answer of 8th December, 340 c532W, concerning the proposed European Charter of Human Rights, she will list the meetings which the honourable Member for Bridgend and for Eastleigh and the Baroness Howells have (a) attended or (b) plan to...

Asked by

Austin Mitchell (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 2000

Reference

344 c244-5W; 108754

House

House of Commons

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Type

House

Session

Month

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher