Just two questions this week, neither as hard as last week’s question. 1. How many current members of the House of Lords have served as Secretary of State for Wales? Who are they? 2. I served as principal private secretary to Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellors of the Exchequer. I have served as…
Just one question this week, principally because I think it is an extremely difficult one. However, on past performance I may well be proved wrong. The first two readers to get it correct will be prize winners. Peers variously list their recreations and many are the sort of thing you may expect – music, opera,…
This week there are again three questions. The first two readers to submit the correct answers to all three will be declared the winners. 1. The Lords Spiritual comprise the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester ex officio. The remaining 21 Bishops sit by virtue of their seniority. …
There are three questions this week. As with last week’s quiz, the first two readers to reply with the correct answers will be the winners. Question 1 In the House of Lords, a Bishop is addressed as “the right reverend prelate”. But how is an Archbishop addressed? Question 2 How many former Commissioners of the…
I was impressed by the number of responses, and correct answers, to last week’s quiz. As a result, I have decided that this week we will have winners rather than a winner: the first two readers to respond with the correct answers will be the winners. Question 1 I have twice been Deputy Leader of the House…
