Category Archives: Baroness Murphy

End of Term

November 12, 2009 – 11:24 am

This is both a new post and a follow-on to Lord Tyler’s last. Last night was an exciting evening in the Chamber. The Commons response to the Lords amendments in the Coroners and Justice bill returned to our House for consideration. The process by which a Commons amendment A (usually a re-insertion of the former [...]

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In the red

November 10, 2009 – 1:16 pm

Just a quick one. I mentioned before that a peer must hire robes for State Opening. Until yesterday Ede and Ravenscroft had run out and I was stranded. But yippee,  yesterday they had a cancellation so I will go the party after all! It’ll cost me £124 in case you wondered…..

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Health Bill Concludes

November 10, 2009 – 1:10 pm

Yesterday afternoon we concluded discussion of the Commons amendments in the Health Bill. There had been some surprising inserts by the Government in the Commons, in relation to the de-authorisation of NHS Foundation Trusts and ‘the private patients cap’, (both of these are something of a health policy minority sport so I won’t say much [...]

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Health Bill returns from Commons

November 1, 2009 – 11:38 am

 The Health Bill returns to the Commons on Monday 9th November and much of this past week was taken up with discussions inside and outside Parliament about the quite major changes the Commons has agreed to. Lady Thornton is always  generous with her time and keen to make sure concerns have been addressed in advance [...]

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Coroners and Justice Bill at Report Stage

October 24, 2009 – 2:09 pm

 
The Government has a number of lengthy bills progressing through Parliament which will fall in their entirety if they aren’t completed by Prorogation in the second week of November. A few recently introduced Bills will be ‘carried over’ but most must be done and dusted or they fall. The Coroners and Justice Bill has many [...]

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