Health and Social Care Act 2012 Debate
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(12 years, 4 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, my understanding is that formal post-legislative scrutiny is a relatively new invention. It came in under the previous Administration in, I think, 2008. So until now there have been very few if any—there may have been one or two, a handful—formal post-legislative scrutiny processes. But we will, of course, see this as a more regular feature going forward.
My Lords, my noble friend has just reconfirmed that post-legislative scrutiny will take place in three years—that puts it in 2015. Can he tell your Lordships’ House whether the Government have a policy to have that scrutiny before or after the general election which is alleged to be taking place that year?