Chairmen stand to gain power; IN BRIEF: PARLIAMENT.SWEEPING Parliamentary reforms would be introduced by a Tory Tory (tô`rē), English political party. The term was originally applied to outlaws in Ireland and was adopted as a derogatory name for supporters of the duke of York (later James II) at the time (c. government. It would allow chairmen of powerful select committees to launch reports directly in the Commons, give backbenchers more power over the Commons agenda, scrap regional select committees and MPs' communication allowance. The number of MPs would be cut 10% by the election after next and constituencies made more broadly similar in size. MPs would be allowed to hold second jobs as a ban would make the Commons "much weaker". William Hague This article is about the British politician. For the Babylon 5 character see General William Hague. William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and current , Tory deputy leader in all but name, announced plans for a "public reading stage" to the passage of Bills through Parliament. Through the use of modern technology, this would allow the public to comment on details of proposed new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. . |
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