Annual
Report of the Liaison Committee for 2004 and list of Draft Bills
for the 2005-06 Session
I am writing in response to the Annual Report from
the Liaison Committee covering the year 2004 (HC, 2004-05, 419).
As Leader of the House, I would now expect to respond
to each Liaison Committee annual report. The reports help to focus
attention on the strengths and weaknesses of the Government's
relationship with the select committees of the House. I see this
as a welcome innovation.
As indicated in my letter to you of 21 July, I have
delayed the response until I was in a position to let your Committee
have the regular list of intended draft bills for the remainder
of the session. At Annex A, I address those conclusions in the
Report which relate specifically to the role of the Government.
At Annex B, I attach the list of expected draft bills.
The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP
Leader of the House of Commons
19 December 2005
