Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 11
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 84
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
That said, we acknowledge that, on occasion, it is appropriate to use them, albeit subject to the presumption that the affirmative procedure should apply to their exercise and that their scope should be constrained on the face of the bill.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 84, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).