Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:30 pm on 3 July 2006.

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Photo of Lord Williams of Elvel Lord Williams of Elvel Labour 4:30, 3 July 2006

The noble Lord has spelt out his case very carefully and we are grateful for that. What he is saying, in essence, is that a Bill should be amended to allow the courts, and none other than the courts, to decide whether or not an order should be approved. That is politically rather sensitive, if I may say so.