The issue of lap dancing is becoming an issue. I am getting letters about the provisions in the Policing and Crime Bill for licensing lap dancing clubs. The Bill introduces new and tighter provisions for the licensing of such clubs, but some bodies are pressing for the provisions to go further. At the moment, lap dancing clubs…
This week’s quiz questions. The first two readers to respond with the correct answers will be the winners. 1. When a division is called in the House of Lords, how many minutes do peers have to get into the chamber before the doors to the chamber are locked? 2. The Select Committee on the European…
I have previously written about the edited version of the electoral register. As regular readers will know, I have pressed for its abolition. The electoral registration form should be solely for the purpose of registering to vote and not being required by law to decide whether to be included in a register made available to…
The summer recess is an opportunity to undertake repairs and refurbishment in the Palace. Over the summer, there has been a substantial workforce in to undertake about twenty different projects. These have included essential repairs and maintenance as well as the beginning of what appears to be a rolling programme of roof replacement. Various corridors…
This week’s quiz questions. The first two to respond with the correct answers will be the winners. We now have a total of three grand prize-winners. It will be interesting to see how soon we have a fourth. 1. Two ministerial resignations were announced at the same time in 2003 over the issue of war…
