Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 15
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Require ministers to explain reasons for breaching 'Parliament first' principle at earliest opportunity.
Conclusion
Where an exceptional circumstance does arise and a major policy is announced first elsewhere, a minister must, as a sign of respect towards Parliament, make a statement to the House at the earliest opportunity, which would include the reasons for breaching the general principle. (Recommendation, Paragraph 44) Practice during this Parliament