The two Houses of Parliament have established a Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, published by the Ministry of Justice on 25 March 2008. The remit of the Committee is to consider the draft Bill, and report on it to both Houses by 18 July. At the Committee’s first meeting on Tuesday 6 May, [...]
The Hansard Society are holding an event to debate the implications of the Procedure Committee’s recent report on e-Petitions, discuss what the next steps might be, how the process might work to ensure that the public are engaged and limit disillusionment with Parliament. The debate will take place on Tuesday 20 May, 6 - 7.15pm at the House [...]
The House of Commons Procedure Committee has published a report recommending the introduction of an e-petition system. ”Experience elsewhere, notably on the No 10 Downing St website, has demonstrated high levels of public interest and engagement. Historically and constitutionally the House of Commons is the place to which petitions should properly be presented. It is time [...]
The Hansard Society published its 5th annual Audit of Political Engagement with a special focus on the Constitution. The Audit measures the nature and extent of political engagement through a national survey conducted by IpsosMORI. This year’s research also includes data on public attitudes to constitutional reform including issues such as the House of Lords, a Bill [...]
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced new proposals to give Parliament more power to hold the government to account and strengthen its relationship with the people. A White Paper, draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and analysis of consultation responses were published today following a statement in the House of Commons. The documents can be found here. Any [...]
The New York Times discusses the debate on British Values: “The proposal…..raise(s) a host of a host of tricky questions. What does it mean to be British? How do you express it in a country that believes self-promotion to be embarrassing? And how do you deal with a defining trait of the people you are trying [...]
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London and the Society for Advanced Legal Studies are pleased to announce the following events: Wednesday 30 January, 2008, 6pm - “The UK Constitution in Transition: From Where to Where?” PROFESSOR DAWN OLIVER, Professor of Constitutional Law, University College London Wednesday 20 February, 2008, 6pm [...]
Ian Lucas MP (Labour member for Wrexham), secures House of Commons debate on flying the Union Flag
Jack Straw attended a debate on Constitutional Reform following proposals outlined in the Queen’s Speech of 6 November 2007.
In her speech marking the opening of the Parliamentary year, Her Majesty the Queen announces proposals to “renew the constitutional settlement, and strengthen the relationship between government, parliament and the people”.
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