Given the speed with which yesterday’s quiz question was answered, here’s a second one. How many former party leaders sit in the House of Lords and who are they?
Second quiz question
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Quiz question
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I thought I would pose a quick and straightforward quiz question. Depending on how quickly it is answered, I may post another over the course of the weekend. How many women have held the post of Leader of the House of Lords? Who are they?
Not enough legislation?
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Frank Field MP has been complaining that MPs are left with little to do, as the Government has no legislative programme of any note. He may possibly change his mind when the juggernauts of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill – which had its eleventh, and final, day in committee in the Lords yesterday –…
Changes in the Lords
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Four peers have died this month and new appointments announced. In recent weeks, the deaths have been announced of peers who have served the crown (Lord Moore of Wolvercote, former Private Secretary to the Queen), Parliament (Lord Dean of Harptree, who had served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons), the law (Lord Slynn…
Strategic dining
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About this time last year, I asked if there were topics readers would like to see covered. One suggested by ladytizzy was dining facilities in the Lords, so I thought it was time to get round to writing about the topic. There are several dining outlets in the Lords: two restaurants where peers can take…