“This consultation document seeks views on the role of Parliament in decisions to commit the armed forces to armed conflict abroad and on the ratification of treaties. It follows on from the ‘Governance of Britain’ green paper.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Some of the most sweeping changes to the powers of Parliament are to be announced today, including a guarantee that MPs will have a vote before British troops can go to war.”
The Independent, 25th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ministers have lost a series of votes in the House of Lords over plans to regulate lawyers in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 17th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The long-running cash-for-honours controversy threatens to come back and haunt Gordon Brown today when MPs resume their inquiry into the affair.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday put Lords reform on ice until after the next general election, saying the best way to make progress was to secure clear manifesto commitments to a mainly elected upper house from all three main parties.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The death knell will be sounded today for a wholly appointed House of Lords, as the government lays out its final plans for reforming the upper chamber.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sweeping reforms to the way Britain is governed have been outlined by Gordon Brown in an attempt to clean up politics and restore trust after the Blair era.”
The Independent, 4th July 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sharma and others v. Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2007] UKPC 42
“The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago by implication conferred on an elected member of the House of Representatives a right to be paid a salary enforceable from the day after the general election poll if the member present and willing to take the oath was thereafter, for any procedural reason, denied the opportunity to do so.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council so held when allowing an appeal by the 18 appellants from the decision of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Parliament’s reputation is “at serious risk” from attempts to exempt its members from the freedom of information act, a powerful Lords committee warned today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An ill-conceived attempt to remove Parliament from Britain’s newly created Freedom of Information laws now looks almost certain to fail. The Tory MP David Maclean’s Private Member’s Bill, supported by ministers and elements of the Labour Party, has failed to attract a peer to sponsor it in the House of Lords.”
The Independent, 15th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A move to exempt parliament from the Freedom of Information Act appeared to have collapsed last night, when no peer came forward to sponsor the private member’s bill lodged by the former Tory chief whip, David Maclean, in the Lords.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mass murderer Harold Shipman is to be the subject of an MPs’ debate this month, the government has said.”
BBC News, 7th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Bill has been selected as the pilot bill to examine how explanatory statements for amendments to bills will work in practice. The first explanatory statements were made today, 7 June.”
Ministry of Justice Announcement, 7th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A campaign by MPs to remove themselves from open government laws in order to protect the privacy of their constituents has been seriously undermined by the UK’s information watchdog.”
The Independent, 25th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is to unveil plans for a fully elected second chamber, based on proportional representation, the Guardian has learned. Mr Brown is likely to face strong opposition from members of the current House of Lords. In an effort to neutralise this, he will bring forward his proposals as part of a larger package of wide constitutional reform, based on a national consultation.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A crackdown on those who abuse the Freedom of Information Act will begin this week as the row intensifies over whether MPs should be exempt from the law.”
The Times, 21st May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s fledgling open government laws were delivered a serious blow yesterday when MPs, backed by government ministers, voted to grant themselves a blanket exemption from the legislation. The move was roundly condemned by freedom of information campaigners and MPs opposed to the measure, who said it represented an attack on democracy.”
The Independent, 19th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Members of Parliament who voted to remove themselves from anti-secrecy laws are to be ‘put to shame’ by peers gearing up to block a similar move for the House of Lords.”
The Observer, 20th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A move to exempt Parliament from freedom of information law has been approved by MPs after attempts to block it in the Commons failed.”
The Times, 18th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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