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My Lords and Gentlemen, in the wake of Prince Justin's recent announcement, the planned reforms of the Chancery have become a rather more urgent matter than was previously expected. This Bill has been devised to fill that need.

Under the provisions of this Bill, the Chancery will be composed of the Prime Minister and others selected by him -- most likely the leading Cabinet Ministers. Each of these officers will be able to issue documents on his own authority, subject to the Prime Minister's countersignature. There will be no requirement of a royal warrant, or for royal approval of the final document; His Majesty has agreed to this, and indeed insisted upon it. Major actions such as dissolving Parliament will be undertaken based on a warrant from the Privy Council, as allowed by Section 6. Finally, the King will of course still retain the right to issue his own documents, although I suspect this power will rarely be used.

This Bill will be accompanied by a substantial effort to make writing Chancery documents easier. I will compose a set of fill-in-the-blanks documents for common tasks, such as appointing a new royal officer, or granting citizenship. Additionally, I will post a general guide to Chancery English style, which I have already composed.

My Lords and Gentlemen, I commend this Bill to the House.

My Lords and Gentlemen:

I too commend this bill to the House. Throughout Hanover's recent history, our Kingdom has been incredibly fortunate to benefit from the services of a number of excellent Chancery officials. Under their direction, the Chancery has become a world-class institution, operating smoothly, and it's plain to see in the caliber of the documents being published.

This bill is a necessary step to ensure that we can continue to have such competent resources at our fingertips. It will also help usher in a new age of efficiency in government operation and greater division of power.

I encourage you to vote in favor of this matter, so that the Chancery can continue to perform its important work upon the departure of His Royal Highness, the Prince Justin.

Might we fast track this bill?

My Lords and Gentlemen,

A fast track would certainly be possible, but since the Bill only comes into force on the 13th anyway -- the day of Prince Justin's resignation -- there is little point in doing so.

My Lords and Gentlemen, I beg to move that the Bill do now pass.

My Lords and Gentlemen, the Question is that the Bill do now pass.

May all that are of that opinion say Content, to the contrary Not Content.

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