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The cost of an elected House

Lord Norton 26/05/2011 – 12:49 pm

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in the House of Commons on Tuesday: "Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con): Does the Deputy Prime Minister think that the proposed new House of Lords will cost more or less than the existing one? The Deputy Prime Minister: We want to reduce the number of people in the reformed House of Lords very dramatically—the draft Bill and White Paper that we published […]

Written at 12:49 pm on 26/05/2011, by Lord Norton

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Trouble in the Lords

Lord Soley 27/01/2011 – 10:40 am

Last nights debate underlines my concerns about the governments proposal to arbitrarily reduce the number of MP's without cross Party support and without reducing the number of Ministers. The following link will take you to Lord Strathclyde's speech saying the government are not prepared to commit to a reduction of Ministers - so the power of the Executive is increased. http://www.publications.par […]

Written at 10:40 am on 27/01/2011, by Lord Soley


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Peers’ expenses

Lord Norton 13/08/2010 – 4:31 pm

Over the past two years, the problems of parliamentary expenses have tended to be dominated by stories affecting the House of Commons.  The Daily Telegraph was at the forefront of revealing claims made by MPs.  However, The Sunday Times identified problems with peers' expenses and this acted as a wake-up call to the House.  Since then, the House has been addressing issues of expenses and conduc […]

Written at 4:31 pm on 13/08/2010, by Lord Norton


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Revitalising the chambers

Lord Norton 14/06/2010 – 4:01 pm

I attended a Hansard Society lecture on Wednesday of last week given by the Speaker, John Bercow, on revitalising the chamber of the Commons.  You can read the lecture here.  He identified various ways in which more members could be attracted to the chamber to participate.    In response to a question, he expressed support for select committee chairs providing short summaries of reports in t […]

Written at 4:01 pm on 14/06/2010, by Lord Norton


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Allegations against members

Lord Norton 26/01/2009 – 9:46 am

Baroness Murphy has already commented on the allegations in The Sunday Times made against four peers.  Both the Leader of the House, Baroness Royall,  and the Leader of the Opposition, Lord Strathclyde, have said that the allegations are such as to justify an immediate and thorough inquiry.  The House has in place the mechanism for inquiry, primarily through the Sub-Committee on Members' Inte […]

Written at 9:46 am on 26/01/2009, by Lord Norton


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