Legislation

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Excerpts
Monday 17th January 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Portrait Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
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Would the Minister consider recommending to his colleagues that departments of government receive a budget for drafting future legislation at a stage before it is known whether it will form part of the Queen’s Speech, so that the good ideas may be more adequately translated into prose?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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Again, I will take that sound suggestion back. From my limited experience, if I had my time over again, I would become a parliamentary draftsman, because it seems to be a well protected trade.