Tag Archives: Lord Butler

Strengthening the House

Lord Norton 25/02/2010 – 8:19 pm

As mentioned in an earlier post, I was successful in the ballot for a Thursday debate and my motion - to call attention to the case for enhancing the means available to the House of Lords to scrutinise legislation and public policy - occupied the the first of today's two debates.  The debate was notable for the quality as well as the quantity of speakers.  They included all three party leader […]

The Iraq inquiry

Lord Norton 22/06/2009 – 4:35 pm

On 11 June, the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) in the Commons held a seminar, drawing on former diplomats, those who had chaired inquiries, and MPs and peers, in order to discuss how an inquiry into the Iraq war could and should be conducted.  I was one of the participants.  It was an extremely productive gathering. The Prime Minister's statement on 15 June that an inquiry wil […]