5 Conclusions
57. The three sets of proposals in this report are
designed to enhance the effectiveness of scrutiny by individual
Members or by select committees. In all three cases the changes
required could be implemented without amendments to the Standing
Orders. A decision of the Speaker would be sufficient but because
the proposals affect all Members, we intend to seek the endorsement
of the House to the report. Should the House pass a resolution
to agree or to note the report, we expect our recommendations
to be speedily implemented. For our part, we undertake to report
to the House at the appropriate moment on our findings and recommendations
with relation to the experiments on WPQs and select committee
amendments which we have advocated. Whilst it may fall to our
successors to do the same for explanatory statements, we will
of course keep a watching brief and will consider any difficulties
to which we are alerted during the course of this Parliament.
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