HL Deb 02 February 1999 vol 596 c187WA
Lord Patten

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have any plans to develop a permanent Royal Commission to monitor and report on the effects of constitutional change upon the United Kingdom. [HL647]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

No. The Government will be accountable for the implementation of their constitutional reforms through Parliament to the people of the United Kingdom.