Written question asked by Lord Harrison (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Brabazon of Tara (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 10 July 2007.

House of Lords: Meeting Rooms

Question: asked the Chairman of Committees:What discussions have taken place to reduce the number of changes in the allocation of meeting rooms made at short notice.

Answer: Meetings rooms are allocated on the Lords estate on a first come first served basis subject to the premise that meetings of Select Committees of the House have priority over all other bookings. There will be times when it is necessary for a meeting of a Select Committee to be held at short notice and a meeting booked in the name of a Member moved to another venue in order to accommodate this. In this situation, the attendants do their utmost to provide the earliest possible notice and to provide the Member with an equivalent facility.

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