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How do the Peers reach out to the Public?

Lord Soley 18/07/2011 – 6:00 am

Hannah is a 15 year old student who has just completed a week of work experience with me. She was a bright and enthusiastic student very interested in the work we do and I said I would put her thoughts on the Blog. Here they are: There are many ways in which the Peers from the House of Lords reach out to the public to engage and involve us in the democratic process.  Having just completed […]

Written at 6:00 am on 18/07/2011, by Lord Soley

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Parliament and the public

Lord Norton 10/09/2010 – 5:55 pm

Over the past few decades, Parliament has become a much more open institution and has sought to enhance its links with citizens.  There is already a substantial flow of correspondence between constituents and MPs - and the volume has grown substantially in recent years - but there have been problems at the institutional level.  How does each House facilitate and encourage input from members of t […]

Written at 5:55 pm on 10/09/2010, by Lord Norton


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Parliament and public

Lord Norton 07/05/2009 – 9:16 am

It has been another of those weeks.   Yesterday was especially hectic, similar to Wednesday of last week (Constitution Committee, Association of Conservative Peers, Sub-Committee E of the EU Committee, Grand Committee on the Political Parties and Elections Bill, and a seminar with my students) but with the addition of giving evidence to the Information Committee and the votes on the Health Bill. […]

Written at 9:16 am on 07/05/2009, by Lord Norton


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