For this week’s quiz questions, I thought I would combine what I think is any easy question with a less easy one. Readers are welcome to provide the answer to one even if they do not know the other. Peer 1 I am a famous award-winning film producer. I have a strong commitment to raising…
There was a good debate yesterday on the House of Lords Bill, designed to introduce changes to strengthen the House. There were thirty-five speakers. Given the number, each back-bench speech was limited to six minutes. So effective were members in making their points succinctly that we finished ahead of time. You can read the debate…
The Information Office of the House of Lords produces some excellent material. Given the demands made on it to respond to queries, finding the time to be proactive and publish some invaluable publications is quite a challenge. It produces obvious value for money. This is reflected in the answer I have just received about the number…
Peers can vote in local and European Parliament elections, but cannot vote in elections to the House of Commons. Some members of the House object to this and believe they should be entitled to vote. The issue came up again at Question Time yesterday. The minister, Lord Bach, was asked what the rationale was for…
At the beginning of each year, I table a Question asking how many items of mail were received in the Palace of Westminster in the previous year and what proportion is received in the House of Lords. I have just had the answer to my Question for 2008. Last year, 4,135,144 items of post were…
