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Leader of the House of Commons

The Right Honourable Harriet Harman QC MP

'I will do everything I can to protect the rights of Back Benchers to hold the Government to account, to ensure proper and timely scrutiny of legislation, and to enable the House to hold the most open, effective and best informed democratic debates in the world'

Announcements

Thursday 27 March - Leader debates Standards and Privileges Committee Seventh Report into Employment of Family Members

Thursday 7 February - Leader today announces a review of Topical Debates

Business Statement

Thursday 8 May 2008
Helen Goodman announces Second Reading of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]
Regulatory Reform Sanctions

Thursday 20 March - Leader has today published "Post-Legislative Scrutiny - The Government's Approach"
It sets out a new systematic approach for strengthening the scrutiny of laws after they have been enacted by Parliament.

Statements & Debates

Thursday 24 April 2008 - Written Ministerial Statement - Correction to answer given during Business Questions on 13 March
In my response to the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening), during Business Questions on 13 March 2008, I said (Official Report Vol. 473 Col. 419):