Today is the first day of the committee stage of the Academies Bill. The only other Government Bill starting in the Lords is the Local Government Bill. As a result, time is being utilised to debate select committee reports and motions by back-benchers. Some members look forward to more legislation coming forward in order to ensure it is effectively…
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The first vote
by Lord Norton • • 3 Comments
The first vote of the Parliament took place in the Lords yesterday and the Government lost it. It was on a procedural point as to whether the Local Government Bill was a hybrid Bill or not: that is, a public bill that affects private interests different from other interests in the same class. If it…