David Cameron pledges redistribution of power from Westminster

David Cameron pledges redistribution of power from Westminster; Cameron speech SOT - Democracy Task Force made recommendations to strengthen Parliament / Commons more control over its timetable / MPs should be more independent / Committee chair and members to be selected by backbenchers, not whips / Less whipping / Report stage - genuine report from committee to House of Commons / Limit use of Royal Prerogative so Parliament is properly involved in big decision / Confirmation hearings for major public appointments Speaker should command respect across party lines and with public / First duty is to people Parliament serves / Make Parliament more transparent / It belongs to you the people / Need to end culture of sofa government where spin doctors toss ideas around and make up policies / Will put limits on number of political advisers, protect independence of Civil Service, ensure more decisions made by Cabinet / Immense power Prime Ministers wield through decision to call election when they want / Fixed term Parliament / If we want Parliament to be engine of accountability need to show it is not creature of executive to be dissolved at whim of Prime Minister / Conservative government would not consider Proportional Representation
David Cameron pledges redistribution of power from Westminster; Cameron speech SOT - Democracy Task Force made recommendations to strengthen Parliament / Commons more control over its timetable / MPs should be more independent / Committee chair and members to be selected by backbenchers, not whips / Less whipping / Report stage - genuine report from committee to House of Commons / Limit use of Royal Prerogative so Parliament is properly involved in big decision / Confirmation hearings for major public appointments Speaker should command respect across party lines and with public / First duty is to people Parliament serves / Make Parliament more transparent / It belongs to you the people / Need to end culture of sofa government where spin doctors toss ideas around and make up policies / Will put limits on number of political advisers, protect independence of Civil Service, ensure more decisions made by Cabinet / Immense power Prime Ministers wield through decision to call election when they want / Fixed term Parliament / If we want Parliament to be engine of accountability need to show it is not creature of executive to be dissolved at whim of Prime Minister / Conservative government would not consider Proportional Representation
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