Question
To ask the Leader of the House if he will bring forward proposals in this Session of Parliament to modernise and improve the parliamentary scrutiny process of ministerial decisions made using the royal prerogative.
Answer
The Government have no plans to alter the present procedures for parliamentary scrutiny of ministerial decisions involving the royal prerogative. The Government accepts and welcomes scrutiny of any of their actions, including those taken under the prerogative. Ministers are already accountable to Parliament for action taken under prerogative powers, as for anything else.I refer the right hon. Member to the Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Public Administration Committee (HC422) of session 2003–04.