Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 21 December 2010.
Peers
- Question
- My Lords, could a working definition of a working Peer be a Member of your Lordships' House who spends a lot of hours in the Chamber very properly scrutinising ill thought-out, badly prepared and excessive legislation such as the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill brought in by this Government?
- Answer
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My Lords, in many ways, that may well have been a definition of those Peers who worked bravely on behalf of the Opposition in the dark years between 1997 and 2010. However, I indicated in answer to an earlier question that I thought the term ““working Peer”” was now outdated.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 723 c989
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- House of Lords Peers Terminology
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