abstract:Parliamentary counsel are lawyers who prepare legislation that it is proposed to pass into law. The term Parliamentary draftsman is also widely used.
The draft bill, produced in consultation with victims of press abuse, was drafted by Mr Tomlinson and specialist ParliamentaryCounsel Daniel Greenberg.
So, not only does he want a committee, he wants parliamentarycounsel, the experts who actually draft bills, in attendance to work out new clauses which reflect the will of the committee.