That is an interesting point. I have served on many Committees, as we all have, and some have huge amounts of engagement from lots of Members while others have less. But this House is not just this Chamber; it is also all the Committee Rooms. Negative statutory instruments provide a way for significant amounts of secondary legislation—I do not know how many pieces of legislation; probably hundreds—to go through Parliament. I cannot agree with the hon. Lady 100% that using that procedure will always result in a lack of democratic accountability, because frankly, in modern government, it plays a significant part in our governance process. I recognise the point she makes, however, and it is fair to say that sometimes people do not pay as much attention in Committees as they might do, but that is fundamentally the case for this Chamber, too.
Civil Liability Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Bim Afolami
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Civil Liability Bill [Lords].
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