Last Thursday (25th) John Redwood intervened in the Commons debate on its modernisation, urging that the Commons’ relevancy could be improved if Ministers simply answered the questions put to them. Mr Redwood welcomed the Government’s modernisation proposals, but stressed that the continual evasions of Ministers when asked difficult questions are frustrating for electors and compromise the Government’s accountability.

Here is the full intervention and response from the Leader of the House, Harriet Harman (taken from Hansard):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I favour the Leader of the House’s proposals for more topical debates and questions. But before we get muddled up about regional accountability

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