11. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to increase Parliament’s ability to scrutinise the Government’s actions under the Royal Prerogative. (172669)

On 25 October the Ministry of Justice jointly published with the MOD and FCO a public consultation document which proposes reforms to the way the powers to make decisions to deploy the armed forces into armed conflict abroad and to ratify of treaties are exercised. The consultation closes on 17 January 2008.

The “Governance of Britain” Green Paper also states that the Government would undertake a wider review of the remaining prerogative powers.