Lord Beith
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(8 years, 1 month ago)
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
I assure the noble Lord that when we legislate we most certainly do, and will, take care to ensure that powers are delegated appropriately.
Lord Beith (LD)
My Lords, can I commend to the Leader of the House the transcripts of recent evidence sessions of the Constitution Committee? They illustrate so clearly that this is not merely a procedural problem for this House; the inability to amend statutory instruments has profound effects on those who have to carry out the law and would rather have it in the form of primary legislation.
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
Again, I will look at the points that the noble Lord has raised.