Asked by: William Bain (Labour - Glasgow North East)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effect of the creation of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House.
Answered by Lord Hague of Richmond
I have not made a recent assessment of the effect of the creation of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House, but the Government response to the Procedure Committee review, published in February 2013, agreed that the Backbench Business Committee had been 'widely welcomed as a successful and effective innovation'.
Asked by: William Bain (Labour - Glasgow North East)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues about Private Members' Bills.
Answered by Lord Lansley
I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues about legislation before the House, including Private Members' Bills.