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Committee day…

Lord Norton

I have been appointed to serve on the Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill.  (Lord Tyler is aonther member.)  The Committee has to examine the draft Bill and report by mid-July.  The Bill contains several provisions, covering the Civil Service, the role of the Attorney General, ratification of treaties, appointment of judges, and…

Brussels and beyond

Lord Norton

I shall be in Brussels tomorrow visiting the European Parliament. Most of my visits are normally in a parliamentary capacity, though this visit is primarily for academic purposes. Brussels is handy for Eurostar, though the split site for the EP (Brussels and Strasbourg), with MEPs decanting to Strasbourg for a week each month, remains a…