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Written by Paul Tyler
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Thursday, 21 July 2005 |
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Paul Tyler speaking on Weds 20 July 2005 on the Government's current proposals for Common Land reform:
"My Lords, I have a long-standing interest in what I regard as these long-delayed reforms. I served as a vice-chairman of a national park committee for Dartmoor in my twenties, and then advised the Countryside Commission and the national parks collectively on the issues some years ago. I note from the Explanatory Notes and from what the Minister told us that the Bill is considerably dependent on the consensus achieved by the Countryside Commission in its work on the Common Land Forum in 1986.
In another place, I sought to secure the Bodmin Moor Commons Bill. I very much refer the Minister to the experience that we had there and in your Lordships' House—the Bill started in this House—because many of the issues that we are debating arose during its passage. |
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Friday, 15 July 2005 |
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A group of senior MPs have backed a House of Commons motion callingfor democratic reform of the House of Lords.
Former Conservative Environment Minister David Curry, former Labour Leader of the House of Commons Robin Cook and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell have jointly tabled an early day motion calling for the House of Lords to be replaced by a "predominantly elected" second chamber.
The motion also argues that the proposed Second Chamber of Parliament Bill, which was drafted by a cross party group of senior MPs in January, "provides a valuable basis for further discussion and decision."
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Monday, 11 July 2005 |
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The Labour Government came to power in 1997 with a constitutional reform agenda and mandate, agreed with the Liberal Democrats. Tony Blair himself emphasised that this was "an essential part of new Britain".
In 2003 William Goodhart and Paul Tyler produced a report entitled Britain's Democratic Deficit: Constitutional Reform - Unfinished Business. This report audits the extent to which the 1997 programme has been implemented, and then sets out a new agenda to address the deficiencies and the new challenges. |
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