Michael Wills MP visited Leicester in November last year to discuss the Governance of Britain programme with the public, you can see clips and comments from the event in this video.
The Ministry of Justice today published a consultation on the day we vote. This debate will also look at the other barriers to voting and could potentially lead to a change to voting at the weekend. Launching the consultation, the minister Michael Wills, said: ‘Decisions are made by those who vote. The government wants to make it easier for people [...]
The Justice Select Committee has published a report on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill focusing on the role of the Attorney General. You can access the report here
Lord Taylor of Warwick has called a debate on ”the concept of Britishness in the context of the cultural, historical and ethical tradition of the peoples of these islands” which will take place on Thursday 19 June in the House of Lords. It’s expected to take place shortly after 11am and you will be able to watch [...]
Today the Joint Committee heard evidence from Tony McNulty MP, Minister of State, Home Office, Janet Paraskeva, First Civil Service Commissioner and Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service. Tomorrow the Committee will hear from Lord Lyell of Markyate, Lord Morris of Aberavon, Lord Mayhew of Twysden, Lord Carlile of Berriew [...]
The Public Affairs Select Committee have published their report on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill. They offer a broad welcome to the Bill but say that proposals fail to transfer key powers away from No 10. More information and a full copy of the report can be found here.
The Institute for Public Policy Research has today published a report which concludes that the media’s response to devolution, combined with changing newspaper and broadcasting technology, has fractured the UK’s ability to have a national conversation. The report was written by Douglas Fraser, Scottish political editor of the Herald. More information and the full report can [...]
The Governance of Britain Green Paper, published in July 2007, highlighted the need for the Government to engage with young people and encourage them to play an active part in British society. The Youth Citizenship Commission was set up to examine ways of developing young people’s understanding of citizenship and increase their participation in politics. On 29 [...]
The Justice Committee of the House of Commons have announced that they will hold an evidence session on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill on 10 June at 4.15 pm in the Grimond Room in Portcullis House. Witnesses include Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Attorney General. More information can be found here.
The Governance of Britain Green Paper included a commitment to increase democratic scrutiny of public appointments. The Government has now published a list of key appointments which will be subject to pre-appointment hearings by the Select Committee. The list includes posts which play a key role in protecting the public’s rights and interests and where the post-holder [...]
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