I thought I would set a somewhat different quiz question this week, perhaps providing an opportunity to win for readers who regularly watch debates in the Lords on the Parliament channel. As readers of The Norton View will be aware, I have just been archiving a large number of photographs. I reproduce here one taken…
The recommendation that the posts of Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales be merged has variously been made, including by the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords in its 2003 report on Devolution: Inter-Institutional Relations in the United Kingdom. Apparently, it almost came about in the botched Cabinet changes of 2003. It is a…
This week’s quiz covers peers who have served as public officials in one capacity or another. I have previously asked how many peers have served as Head of the Diplomatic Service. We also have several who have served as Secretary to the Cabinet. However, several peers have served as public servants in other positions. 1. I served…
This week’s quiz focuses on major offices that have been held by some members of the House of Lords. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will be the winners. As before, feel free to guess even if you are not certain you have exhausted the possibilities. The House rises for…
As readers are well aware, the House of Lords has a diverse membership. We have peers drawn from a range of ethnic, socio-economic and national backgrounds. This week’s quiz is the first of several designed to identify some of the variety in the membership. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will…
