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Additional Bills
FLG identified a number of Bills suitable for a first Session on which preparatory work should be undertaken.
The Cabinet discussion concluded that some of these, and possibly some other items, might be added to the fifth Session programme to make it more politically attractive. Consideration of what is possible in this respect will be a major part of the FLG review and I would be grateful for an up to date assessment from those colleagues responsible for Bills coming within this category of their likely content and length, political importance and state of preparation. Before recommending the inclusion of particular measures FLG will wish to be satisfied that they can be properly drafted for introduction at the very beginning of next Session, and will therefore wish to set tight deadlines for policy clearance and the submission of instructions.
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I am circulating this letter to
in Ministers
charge of Departments (including for information those who did not bid for
place in the 1991/92 legislative programme).
would be I grateful for responses by Friday 3 May. These should be copied to members of FLG, Sir Robin Butler, First Parliamentary Counsel and First Scottish Parliamentary Counsel.
The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd CBE MP
Foreign Secretary
Downing Street
LONDON
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JOHN MACGREGOR
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