Drafting and ConsensusThe rule of law is considered supreme in the United Kingdom. In order to strengthen the rule of law, the House of Commons was considered the supreme legislative body to uphold the rule of law. The law framed by Parliament is known as statutory law. The process by which statutory law is created is divided into two procedural subdivisions, the pre-parliamentary procedure and the parliamentary procedure. Although it may seem that the pre-parliamentary procedure and the parliamentary procedure are separate and independent procedural paths, this is not the case. Both procedures complement each other, as with each phase a certain part of the life of an act is completed. The pre-parliamentary process is divided into five distinct phases. These steps may seem tedious; however, this is necessary to ensure that laws are passed after thorough consideration. The first step is indecisive as any member of parliament can bring forward an act for consideration, an example will be the Abortion Act 1967, introduced by David Steel as a private member's bill. In the normal course of business of parliament, the legislative committee decides which laws are to be presented for approval in a parliamentary session. The legislative committee is not the actual legislative body; the function of the legislative committee is to draft the law to be submitted for assent. The bill is a draft law that will need to be submitted to parliament for approval. The bills are developed following the indications of the numerous commissions operating in the country. After deciding on the topic on which to formulate the law and submitting it for assent, a Green Book will be issued. In… middle of paper… the House of Commons is said to hold undue power. However, the most complicated impact of the deviation is the fact that the House of Commons can pass major constitutional reforms without the consent of the House of Lords. Bibliography Dicey, A. V. (2009). Introduction to the study of constitutional law. Read books.Dodd, G. (2007). Justice and Grace: Private Petitions and English Parliament in the Late Middle Ages. Oxford University Press.Gneist, R. (2008). The English Parliament. Biblo Baazar, LLC.Harvard Law School. (2008). Harvard Law Review. Pub. Harvard Law Review. Association.Slapper, G., & Kelly, D. (2009). The English legal system: 2009-2010. Tylor & Francis. Zander, M. (2004). The legislative process. Cambridge University Press. Kelly, D., & Gary Slapper, P. (2010). The English legal system 2010-2011. Tylor and Francesco.