Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jesse Norman and Ed Davey

Thursday 14th October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davey]

I very much hope that my hon. Friend will engage in the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill as actively as he did in campaigning for the code. As we have not even published the draft Bill yet, it is a little early to say when the actual Bill will be introduced or whether that will be this Session or next, but I will keep him and the House informed.

[Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con)]

11. What progress he has made in reducing the number of non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies sponsored by his Department, with particular reference to bodies responsible for further and higher education.