Angela Eagle MP, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the Commons, responding to the publication of the report from the House of Commons Governance Committee, said:

“This is a welcome report that will help bring the House in to the 21st century, and I look forward to the House debating it. It is right that the role of clerk and chief executive be split, and the report contains other important recommendations for the House to consider, including on shared services and the role and composition of the House of Commons Commission.

“To deliver the change Parliament needs, we don’t just need administrative reform but reform of our legislative process too. That’s why a Labour government will strengthen the ability of MPs to hold the government to account and give the public a real voice on legislation that affects them.”