As I mentioned in my previous post, we discussed lobbying at this year’s Study of Parliament Group meeting. The focus of the debate was last week’s report of the Public Administration Committee in the Commons recommending, among other things, a mandatory register of lobbyists. A point made in defence of lobbyists was that, though parliamentary outreach…
I have served on committees throughout the ten years that I have been a member of the Lords. However, I have spent even longer making the occasional appearance before committees. My first appearance before a parliamentary committee at Westminster was in 1984 and before a committee of an overseas legislature in 1985. This morning I gave evidence to…
Although Parliament has risen for the recess, reports from select committees continue to be published. Indeed, what has been remarkable so far has been the number published and the publicity they have received. Although we are now in the quiet season (more commonly known as the silly season), the extent of media coverage has been notable. Since…
