HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 c525W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the President of the Council what proposals she has to increase parliamentary scrutiny of legislation. [130619]

Mrs. Beckett

We have already implemented the proposals of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons for better explanatory material to be published with Bills, increased pre-legislative scrutiny and more freedom for standing committees. The House will have the opportunity to debate the Modernisation Committee's proposals for programming legislation in due course.