Scotland Bill

Lord Hunt of Chesterton Excerpts

Tuesday 8th December 2015 Lords Chamber

In my day as a Minister, you would never have got away with this; you would never have got it past the parliamentary draftsman. What has happened to the parliamentary draftsman’s office that it allows this sort of stuff to be written in legislation? What has happened to the machinery of government, of L Committee and others, which used to operate in a way to ensure the integrity of our legislation?

[Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Lab)]

I believe that some of our legislation has now been privatised. Is that not the reason for the noble Lord’s problem?

[Lord Forsyth of Drumlean]

All I can say is that it needs a bit of competition, then. I support my noble friend’s amendments.