This week’s quiz focuses on major offices that have been held by some members of the House of Lords. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will be the winners. As before, feel free to guess even if you are not certain you have exhausted the possibilities.
The House rises for the summer recess next Wednesday. When it does so:
1. How many members of the House will have held the office of Secretary of State for Defence? Who are they?
2. How many members will have served as Deputy Prime Minister? Who are they?
3. How many members will have served as Leader of the House of Commons? Who are they?
1) Six: Lord Heseltine, Viscount Younger of Leckie, Lord King of Bridgwater, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Lord Reid of Cardowan, Lord Hutton of Furness
2) Three: Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord Heseltine, Lord Prescott of Kingston-upon-Hull
3) Nine: Lord Carr of Hadley, Lord Prior, Lord Glenamara, Lord St John of Fawsley, Lord Wakeham, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market, Lord Newton of Braintree, Lord Taylor of Bolton
I never knew how quick the turnaround was for Leaders of the House of Commons!
1)
Lord Hutton of Furness;
Lord Browne of Ladyton;
Lord Reid of Cardowan;
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen;
Lord King of Bridgwater;
Lord Heseltine;
Lord Healey;
Lord Car(r)ington;
Lord Mason
makes nine.
2)
Lord Prescott
Lord Heseltine
Lord Howe of Aberavon
makes three
3) Lord Reid of Cardwon;
Lord Wakeham;
Lord Howe of Aberavon;
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market;
Lord Newton of Braintree;
Lady Taylor of Bolton;
Lord St John of Fawsley;
Lord Glenamara;
Lord Carr of Hadley
makes 9.
1. Haig
2. Clegg
3. Strathclyde.
1. 10: Lord Carrington (as Lord Carington of Upton), Lord Mason of Barnsley, Lord Healey, Lord Browne of Ladyton, Lord Hutton of Furness, Lord Reid of Cardowan, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Lord King of Bridgewater, Lord Heseltine, Lord Mulley.
2. 3: Lord Heseltine, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord Prescott.
3. 10: Lord Carr of Hadley, Lord Glenamara, Lord Prior, Lord St John of Fawsley, Lord Wakeham, Lord Reid of Cardowan, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market, Lord Newton of Braintree.
1) 7 Carrington Heseltine King of Bridgwater Robertson of Port Ellen Reid of Cardowan Browne of Ladyton Hutton of Furness
2) 3 Howe of Aberavon Heseltine Prescott
3) 7 Glenamara, Prior, St John of Fawsley, Wakeham, Howe of Aberavon, MacGregor of Pulham Market, Newton of Braintree
, Taylor of Bolton, Reid of Cardowan,
1. 9
Lord (Peter) Carrington
Lord (Denis) Healey
Lord (Michael) Heseltine
Lord (John) Hutton of Furness
Lord (Tom) King of Bridgwater
Lord (Roy) Mason of Barnsley
Lord (George) Robertson of Port Ellen
Lord (John) Reid of Cardowan (as of last Thursday)
Lord (Des) Browne of Ladyton (as of next Tuesday)
2. 3
Lord (Michael) Heseltine
Lord (John) Prescott
Lord (Geoffrey) Howe of Aberavon
3. 10
Lord (John) Reid of Cardowan (as of last Thursday)
Baroness (Ann) Taylor of Bolton
Lord (Tony) Newton of Braintree
Lord (John) McGregor of Pulham Market
Lord (Geoffrey) Howe of Aberavon
Lord (John) Wakeham
Lord St. John of Fawsley
Lord Glenamarra
Lord Prior
Lord Carr of Hadley
I felt “free to guess…” (thank you) and the names/faces that came to mind I sbmitted; but they’ve been removed it appears:
1. Haig (I now recall him being a bit bigger than mere Defence ‘though, as Foreign Minister).
2. Clegg (as far as the media tells me is the incumbent deputy PM)
3. Lord Strathclyde, since he so cleverly dominates the Upper House, I had mistaken for a ‘Leader’ of the House.
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I would submit that a somewhat ‘lower-grade’ of educational e-site be launched for what might be the hugely greater numbers of more-struggling or would-be democratic British People-to-Parliament citizens , such as myself.
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Thank you; and apologetically, since my initial simple ‘three names’ effort was later re-instated.
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(JSDM0749W28July10).
Possibly am much too late but…
1)Lord Healey, Lord Carrington, Lord Mason of Barnsley, Lord Heseltine, Lord King of Bridgwater, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Lord Reid of Cardowan and Lord Hutton of Furness have been introduced. Lord Browne of Ladyton will have been introduced before the recess. That makes nine.
2) Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord Heseltine, Lord Prescott. That makes three.
3) Lord Carr of Hadley, Lord Prior, Lord Glenamara, Lord St John of Fawsley, Lord Wakeham, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Lord MacGregor of Pelham Market, Lord Newton of Braintree, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Lord Reid of Cardowan. Makes ten?
This week’s quiz appears to have been one of the more challenging. It has certainly provided a good range of answers. Some readers just missed out by missing a name or two (or in one case adding a name of a peer who died some time ago).
The answers are:
1. Nine
2. Three
3. Ten
The first reader with the correct answers is JH, who also provides the detail of introduction of both Lord Reid of Cardowan (introduced last week) and Lord Browne of Ladyton (who is being introduced today). Congratulations to JH and also to Robin, who is the second reader to provide the correct answers. Commiserations to Chris K, who omitted Lord Prior among former Leaders of the House of Commons, and to FinnishCowl, who included the name of the late Lord Mulley.
((((((( Some-body’s going to have run a workshop over the ongoing-historical-cum-spiritual existence of a person after their mere carnal-demise, aren’t they ?)))))))
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