Member

This brings me to the second amendment in the group, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere. As he pointed out, this amendment—in my view, rightly—requires that any regulations which amend primary legislation must be accompanied by a full impact assessment that is laid before Parliament, and that three months must elapse before such regulations can come into force. As he explained, this is a matter of accountability, transparency and good governance. I probably do not have time to go back to 1539, so I will rely on how he reminded all of us about the Statute of Proclamations.