We do not make specific proposals on that issue in these documents. There are proposals, which I discussed with the Liaison Committee not so long ago, for some pre-confirmation hearings in respect of a positions ombudsman, for example. So far there have been no proposals for pre-confirmation hearings in respect of ambassadors and high commissioners.
Governance of Britain
Proceeding contribution from
Jack Straw
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 October 2007.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.
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