The recently published Constitutional Renewal White Paper and draft Bill set out proposals to limit or surrender to Parliament a number of powers previously exercised exclusively by the executive. These include the power to send troops to war and to ratify international treaties. In both cases, the Government proposes to give Parliament a clearly defined role for the first time. In addition, we are proposing to increase parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services, place the Civil Service on a statutory footing and increase the independence of the judiciary by reducing ministerial involvement in judicial appointments.

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