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JOINT PRE-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

Early day motion 1056, tabled 27 April 2004 by Jeff Ennis (Labour). Signed by 72 members.

That this House appreciates the constructive work that joint pre-legislative scrutiny committees can perform in helping to scrutinise and improve draft legislation, as exemplified by the recent report produced by the joint pre-legislative scrutiny committee on the draft Gambling Bill; and looks forward to joint scrutiny committees continuing to perform this valuable function to an even greater extent in the future.

Signatures by party: Labour 32, Conservative 26, Liberal Democrat 9, Labour/Co-operative 3, DUP 1, Independent Conservative 1.