On Wednesday, the House will be invited to approve the motion appointing the peers who are to serve on the Joint Committee on the draft House of Lords Reform Bill. The names of the nominees in both Houses have now been published. I have listed them here. The natute of the measure has resulted in…
There were some interesting exchanges in the House yesterday when Viscount Tenby asked at Question Time whether the Government planned to change the law to allow peers to vote in general elections. He pointed out that, if prisoners were allowed to vote, the only people barred from voting would be those deemed incapable of voting and…
In commenting on the attendance and voting behaviour of the Lords Spiritual, I sometimes half-jokingly say that if two Bishops are present and there is a vote, one will usually go into Content lobby and the other into the Not Content lobby. Last night provided some evidence for my observation. Lord Alli introduced an amendment to…
The House on Friday will be debating a motion moved by the Archbishop of Canterbury. I am regularly asked about the role of the Bishops in the House. It clearly fascinates some people. There is interest in what they do as well as what can and should be done about the representation of other faiths.…
