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Proceeding contribution from Viscount Bledisloe (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 July 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Constitution.

Constitution

My Lords, I seek two assurances from the noble Baroness, the very welcome Leader of the House. First, do the Government accept the unanimous recommendations of the Cunningham committee, which they and this House unanimously accepted, that there should not be legislation to lay down the conventions of this House? Secondly, do they also accept the unanimous view of every government spokesman on the subject since 1999, that the independent Members are a vital element of this House which must be preserved in any reform?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c931 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Codes of practice Accountability Demonstrations Candidates Armed conflict Central government Conduct Devolution Annual reports Civil service Attorney General Church of England Bishops Citizenship British constitution Bill of Rights Women Elections Intelligence services House of Lords Government departments Judges Financial Services Authority Intelligence and Security Committee Dissolution HM Inspectorate of Prisons Local government NHS Prime ministers National security Powers Prosecutions Public appointments Parliament Square Political parties Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Ministers Parliament Passports Prerogative of mercy Monetary Policy Committee Recall of parliament Statistics Treaties Young people Reform Local Government Ombudsman Commissioner for Public Appointments Government bills Civil Service Commission West Lothian question UK Statistics Authority English votes for English laws
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