Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Stephenson Excerpts
Thursday 22nd March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con)
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6. What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.

Andrew Stephenson Portrait Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con)
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7. What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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8. What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of scrutiny of legislation.

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David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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The Government have published nine draft measures this Session, and are committed to publishing more measures in draft in the next Session, with a view to pre-legislative scrutiny. Further specific announcements will be made at the start of the new Session. In the last Session under the previous Government, two Bills—just two—were published in draft.

Andrew Stephenson Portrait Andrew Stephenson
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Will the Deputy Leader of the House say more about the Government’s plans for post-legislative scrutiny?