ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR POLICY DECISIONS

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That this House re-affirms its conviction in the primacy of parliamentary democracy; notes that to do so requires the convention to be observed whereby Parliament is the first body to hear of Government decisions and announcements; deplores the culture of spin which is emasculating the purpose of Parliament and condemns instances where Government departments have used media outlets to usurp the primacy of an elected chamber; further notes that such a case occurred over the naming of the Welsh regiments and is characteristic of the style of the current Government; and recognises that to fulfil their function of holding the Government to account, honourable Members should look to the business of both chambers and not the national press.