One rather encouraging aspect of this summer has been the number of parliamentary select committees that have been meeting. Some have held evidence-taking sessions – some quite high profile, as with the Governor of the Bank of England – and a number have issued reports. I have not noticed such use made of the summer…
This week’s quiz questions. To add to the competitiveness, only the first reader to respond with the correct answers will be a prize winner. We already have one grand prize winner – Chris K. – who will be coming to tea at the Lords in October. Let’s see if we are about to have another…
I mentioned I was going to raise a number of contentious issues and invite readers’ comments. I have three issues in mind, each of which attracts strong feelings but which deserves being debated, if only for the purpose of rejection. They are the sort of issues that are appropriate to debate in the Lords, in that we have…
This week’s quiz questions. The first two readers to come up with the correct answers will be declared the winners. 1. There are presently more members of the House of Lords who have served as Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons than there are who have served as Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. …
The House of Lords provides various opportunities for members to raise issues. I have been very fortunate in the number of occasions I have been successful in the ballot for a full debate; I have also raised issues or contributed to debate through a Question for Short Debate. The nature of the House – its…
