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Proceeding contribution from Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 19 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on House of Lords Bill [HL].


House of Lords Bill [HL]

One of the great problems of proposing a purpose clause, which, as the House knows, I oppose, is that inevitably it leads to generalisations about the purpose of the Bill. Some noble Lords are rather keen on the idea of purpose clauses but on the whole I am not. This short debate demonstrates why purpose clauses are not very useful.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c435 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
By-elections House of Lords Eligibility Hereditary peers Public appointments Peers Life peers Appointments Commission
Legislation
House of Lords Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk