– in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 10 March 2010.
Alan Haselhurst
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
7:00,
10 March 2010
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 10 to 15 together.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (
Delegated legislation is law made by ministers under powers deriving from Acts of Parliament.
Thousands of pieces of delegated legislation, commonly known as statutory instruments, are passed by Parliament each year.
They enable the government to make minor, technical changes to the law without having to introduce a whole new Act of Parliament.
