I welcome the announcement that we will not restrict media access to coroners' courts, which will certainly be welcomed by Birmingham coroner's court, which has been arguing for that.
Without having had the benefit of reading the specific contents of the document, I wonder whether the Lord Chancellor can tell me whether he is also considering affirmation hearings on appointments, such as those of high commissioners and ambassadors, carried out by Select Committees, to strengthen accountability to Parliament.
Governance of Britain
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Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 October 2007.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.
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