HL Deb 17 February 2000 vol 609 cc160-1WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will introduce the practice of publishing particularly significant instruments in draft so that they can be subjected to detailed comment by interested parties and members of both Houses of Parliament before being formally laid before Parliament. [HL940]

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Many significant statutory instruments are already published in draft for consultation. It is for individual departments to consider whether this is appropriate in any particular case.