I am writing this guest blog because the House of Lords European Union Select Committee which I chair, has today published a report on The Role of National Parliaments in the EU. I am a non-affiliated member of the House, and as is usual for committees in the House of Lords, the European Union Committee…
Four gunmen on two motorcycles shot dead three Express TV media workers and injured a fourth in the North Nazimabad suburb of Karachi on January 17 – http://www.cpj.org/2014/01/three-media-workers-killed-in-attack-on-express-tv.php. This was the third attack on the media group’s employees in six months. In August, terrorists opened fire on their office in Karachi, injuring two workers, and…
Today I will be asking colleagues to support my motion calling for Part 2 of the Lobbying Bill to be paused. The vote will happen immediately before the start of the debate on the Bill. It is hard to think of another issue that could unite Conservative Home, Labour List, the Countryside Alliance and the…
In the closing days of the session that has just ended, the Government were defeated twice in the House of Lords on an amendment to the Equality Act, inserted into the Enterprise Bill, to make caste a legally protected characteristic. Ministers then gave in, so that after years of campaigning by organisations representing the…
As Lord Speaker, I’m honoured to be blogging at the beginning of the second Parliament Week today. There are many worthwhile events that will be taking place both here at Westminster and around the country. On Monday, the House of Lords will launch its pilot outreach partnership with the charity Debate Mate, which uses volunteer…
