The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, made the point, as I did, that surely we are entitled to have the views of the Law Officers on this very important matter. It is a matter of long standing that you cannot bind a successor Parliament. A simple majority can overturn the whole of this mechanism, requiring a two-thirds majority in both Houses. I find it very difficult to understand and I may be wrong, but I should like an explanation. Moreover, I think that the House is entitled to one.
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Morris of Aberavon
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 March 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
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2012-13
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