This week’s quiz questions. 1. How many current members of the House of Lords have held the post of Secretary of State for Education? Who are they? 2. I have edited a major newspaper. I have chaired the Arts Council of Great Britain. I have been on the BBC Board of Governors. Who am I?…
This week’s quiz questions. 1. Baroness Ashton of Upholland is serving as a European Commissioner. Which other members of the House of Lords have preceded her as members of the Commission? 2. Who was the first female convenor of the cross-bench peers?
A couple of weekend quiz questions. 1. How many members of the House of Lords have held the position of Chief of the Defence Staff? Who are they? 2. Sir Anthony Clarke, the Master of the Rolls, will be introduced into the House of Lords next week. Why will he make history later this year?
Two relatively straightforward, and easy, questions this week. How many members of the House of Lords are former Foreign Secretaries? Who are they? How many members of the House of Lords are former Chancellors of the Exchequer? Who are they?
A couple of quiz questions. Peer 1 I did a politics degree at Leeds. I served as director of a major Trust. I have held major positions relating to civil servants, judges and to parole. Who am I? Peer 2 I boxed at Oxford. I have held ministerial office. My title has varied depending on where…
