Many Members have described the way in which they thought the old system worked. I believe that although having a very powerful committee chairman involved a similar number of very powerful figures, that system did not provide the accountability and transparency that a cabinet system allows, and the Bill is intended to improve it.
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 October 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords].
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