The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, last night gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill. Following him, we heard evidence from representatives of THEOS, a Christian think tank, and the British Humanist Association. Earlier, the House of Lords Library published a useful Library research note on religious representation…
Lord Lucas had a question down yesterday on the committee that has been established to draft a Bill for an elected second chamber. The committee will comprise a mix of ministers and Opposition figures, though – unlike the committee created by Jack Straw – with no one from the cross benches. There was an interesting…
There have been two unusual features of the House this morning. After Question Time, there was a Private Notice Question – in effect, an emergency question – on the Government’s decision to ban the Dutch MP Geert Wilders from entering the UK. The minister, Admiral Lord West, faced a series of critical questions, but did…
