The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Commite's 25th Report of Session 2015-16 (Special Report: Response to the Strathclyde Review - HL Paper 119 - 23 March 2016) quotes my evidence to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (para.72) on the difference between the balance of the two Houses and the balance of Parliament and the Executive.
House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
My evidence to the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee on the Strathclyde Review: secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons (Cm 9177) was published by the Committee on 5th February 2016 and can be read here.
Bingham Centre
In February 2016 I joined the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law as an External Fellow, and am looking forward very much on working with them on constitutional law projects.
I gave evidence, together with Lord Salisbury and Lord Hain
On Wednesday 13 January I gave evidence, together with Lord Salisbury and Lord Hain, to the House of Lords Constitution Committee, on behalf of the Constitution Reform Group - you can see the evidence session here.
The Centre for Policy Studies issued a Press Release
The Centre for Policy Studies issued a Press Release on 4 January 2016 containing the response by me and my co-author of their two papers on Pink Planning (a de-regulatory initiative for new sustainable communities) to the Government announcement on new homes.
Constitution Reform Group published its Discussion Paper Towards a New Act of Union
The Constitution Reform Group published its Discussion Paper Towards a New Act of Union in September 2015; I am a member of the Steering Group of the CRG and drafted the paper in consultation with members of the Steering Group and correspondents.
Law Society Gazette
In August 2015 I was quoted in the Law Society Gazette in their article "Tide of Legislation defeats deregulation drive" on the increase in new laws introduced in the UK.