Modernisation (Hansard, 18 April 2000)

§ 50. Kali Mountford
To ask the President of the Council how many recommendations have been made by the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons; and how many have been implemented. [118176]

§ Mrs. Beckett
The Modernisation Committee reported at the beginning of this Session that of the 56 recommendations we have made, 47 have been approved by the House and implemented either in whole or in part. Since then, another one has been implemented by the use of a second Reading Committee for the Royal Parks (Trading) Bill.

§ 53. Mr. Bercow
To ask the President of the Council if she will bring forward proposals to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons to increase the amount of time available for oral questions. [118179]

§ Mr. Tipping
No. But any Member of the House may put proposals to the Modernisation Committee.