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Thoughts for the year

Lord Norton 31/12/2008 – 4:33 pm

Both Houses of Parliament are among the busiest legislative chambers in the world.  2008 has been a busy one for the House of Lords, though no more than usual.  Some of it activities have attracted media attention - as over the defeat of the proposal for detention without charge for 42 days - but they are very much the exception.  Most of the work of the House comprises detailed scrutiny of […]

Written at 4:33 pm on 31/12/2008, by Lord Norton


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Iraq inquiry

Lord Soley 21/12/2008 – 8:30 am

There was a statement in the House on Thursday about our future involvement in Iraq and the question of an inquiry. I am in support of an inquiry but it has to be wider than the issue of the post conflict management. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/81218-0009.htm  This whole issue raises the question of how we deal with really gross dictators of whom there are a […]

Written at 8:30 am on 21/12/2008, by Lord Soley


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Problems of the long recess

Lord Norton 10/09/2008 – 11:27 pm

I have already commented on the fact that the long recess has meant that MPs and peers have not been able to question ministers on events in Georgia.  Had Parliament been sitting since the end of July, we would have had statements on a range of issues, including the economy, events in Georgia, world trade talks, the loss of personal data, ongoing negotiations in Zimbabwe, and the failure to get […]

Written at 11:27 pm on 10/09/2008, by Lord Norton


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