Not surprisingly, given developments in the House of Commons, one question frequently asked in conversations in the Lords today was: what would be the position if the police sought to enter a peer’s office in the House of Lords? The positions in the two Houses are not identical. The House of Lords is a self-regulating House and…
As readers of this blog will know, Lord Tyler and I both served on the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Renewal Bill which met before the summer recess and, under a tight and demanding timetable, managed to produce a substantial report on the Bill. Published on 31 July, it can be found at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200708/jtselect/jtconren/166/16602.htm The intention was…
The State Opening of Parliament is always a grand occasion. We do ceremony extremely well and this morning everything proceeded according to the timetable. The programme lists very precise timings: for example, ‘11.08 The Lord Chancellor proceeds from the Prince’s Chamber to the foot of the Sovereign’s Staircase. 11.11 The Peers appointed to carry the…
For those wishing to see the programme broadcast on BBC Parliament to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Life Peerages Act, you can find it at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fzc1j/Peers_Progress/ You will see some familiar faces from this blog, including Baroness d’Souza, Lord Tyler and myself. I hasten to add that none of us was in the Lords fifty…
The weekend quiz question. How many married couples sit in the House of Lords and who are they? One clue: the title of this post doesn’t apply in every case. And can you name those members of the House of Lords who have spouses sitting in the House of Commons?
