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Debate on Monday, 27 June 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Strathclyde. The answering member was Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.

House of Lords: Working Practices

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Leader's Group on Working Practices (HL 136 2010-12). Agreed to on question.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
728 c1551-628 
Session
2010-12
Department
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness D'Souza | 728 c1556-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a comprehensive, imaginative and authoritative report, and the group is to be cong...
Baroness Andrews | 728 c1554-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a rare pleasure to follow the Leader of the House and particularly to welcome his co...
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Bishop of Birmingham | 728 c1560-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, for his detailed and comprehensive report, ...
Baroness Hamwee | 728 c1558-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there was a remarkable degree of consensus in what was a very enjoyable series of meetings...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1551-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, last July, I appointed a Leader’s Group to consider the working practices of the House and...
Lord Grocott | 728 c1572-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a member of the committee, I must say that I have been enormously encouraged, as I gues...
Lord Jenkin of Roding | 728 c1571-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I spent part of the weekend reading last week’s two-day debate in which I was unable to ta...
Baroness Murphy | 728 c1569-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Clement Attlee once said: "““The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stoo...
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 728 c1567-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a great deal in this report, some of which is comparatively minor and much of gre...
Lord Wigley | 728 c1577-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a new face in the Chamber, I am hesitant to voice opinions in the debate. However, havi...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 728 c1575-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, pass on my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, and his team for an ex...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 728 c1574-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, think that the report is masterly. I congratulate the committee and its clerk and ...
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 728 c1565-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a member of the committee, it is not my intention to express wide views about the recom...
Baroness Prashar | 728 c1566-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the report on working practices is an excellent piece of work. The chairman and the member...
Lord Parekh | 728 c1563-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I greatly welcome the report. It is extremely insightful and makes a whole set of useful r...
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy | 728 c1586-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is much I agree with in the report produced by the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, but a f...
Baroness O'Cathain | 728 c1585-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very gratifying to have had support, so far, for this report. All of it is due to th...
Lord Lea of Crondall | 728 c1588 (Link to this contribution) I know that the noble Lord is referring to me. I moved the only amendment at Third Reading. It was d...
Lord Crickhowell | 728 c1588 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after 41 years in Parliament and nearly 24 years in this House, I should be used to findin...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 728 c1590-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an excellent report and my comments are essentially tinkering. I particularly welc...
Lord Crickhowell | 728 c1588-90 (Link to this contribution) I carefully did not refer to the noble Lord by name, although I warned him that I might address the ...
Lord Butler of Brockwell | 728 c1578-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a member of the leader’s group, I join the tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, who...
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe | 728 c1581-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the proposals of the group and, like others, extend my congratulations to ...
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 728 c1584 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe. He has made an impo...
Baroness Fookes | 728 c1594-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I dare say I shall not endear myself to my noble friend the Leader of the House when I say...
Lord Martin of Springburn | 728 c1592-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much enjoyed listening to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson—she was very interesti...
Baroness Tyler of Enfield | 728 c1596-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must start by apologising profusely to the House for being a few minutes late in arrivin...
Lord Desai | 728 c1595-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I join many others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, on producing an ...
Baroness Randerson | 728 c1591-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am of course a new Member of the House and therefore hardly an expert on our procedures....
Lord Grenfell | 728 c1605-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, and his working group for the comp...
Baroness O'Loan | 728 c1598-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the report is indeed a useful document and I am happy to endorse many of its recommendatio...
Lord Reay | 728 c1600-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to comment on a few of the proposals in this wide-ranging and valuable report, on w...
Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 728 c1602-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join those who have congratulated the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, and his committee on an ...
Lord Geddes | 728 c1603-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is comparatively unusual, in recent times, for me to take part in debates in your Lords...
Lord Bichard | 728 c1615-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the evening has unfolded I have become increasingly pleased to be able to say that I, t...
Lord Filkin | 728 c1613-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a real pleasure to hear the debate and to get the sense that there is a broad ...
Lord Lucas | 728 c1611-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must be the 40th speaker to say that this is an excellent report but perhaps the second ...
Lord Laming | 728 c1609-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as has been mentioned several times this evening, last week your Lordships spent two long ...
Viscount Eccles | 728 c1608-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not sure that I can quite follow my noble friend in describing the excellent report a...
Lord Tyler | 728 c1607-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, half of today’s speakers participated in last week’s two-day debate, yet the mood and tone...
Lord Martin of Springburn | 728 c1622 (Link to this contribution) I was referring to the whole Palace of Westminster, and my understanding is that there is a 60:40 sp...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1622-3 (Link to this contribution) I hope they will not be, but it would be for the Chairman of Committees to answer those kinds of que...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 728 c1617-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an excellent and enjoyable debate. Just last week, we debated for two days t...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1620-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the Opposition for her speech. As I...
Lord Grocott | 728 c1623 (Link to this contribution) On the word ““Shameless””, the reason why the House sits longer than it needs to is because of the s...
Lord Filkin | 728 c1625 (Link to this contribution) All that the report says is that in principle we should apply to primary legislation what already ha...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1623-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much look forward to that private conversation. I can assure the noble Lord that, a...
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 728 c1625 (Link to this contribution) Before my noble friend leaves that point, would he perhaps give us some indication of who is best pl...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1625 (Link to this contribution) Denying a government Bill that had already passed the House of Commons a Second Reading would be an ...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 728 c1626 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is not offering an alternative solution.
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1625-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I think that we should invite the clerks to come forward with a proposal. The propo...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1626 (Link to this contribution) That is why the House has to decide, and I am not sure that there is an alternative solution. You ei...
Baroness O'Loan | 728 c1626 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wonder whether it might be helpful to have clarification as to the way in which at Quest...
Lord Strathclyde | 728 c1626-8 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is right; it is an art and not a science. Since I have been doing it, it looks a ...
Lord Norton of Louth | 728 c1579-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend, Lord Goodlad, and the members of the Leader’s...
Lord Goodlad | 728 c1562-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was a great privilege to chair the group. On its behalf, I express gratitude for the ki...
Subjects
Costs Conduct Committees Debates Legislative process House of Lords Legislation Legislative drafting Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Peers Self-regulation Whips Backbenchers Division of time Ministerial statements Times of sittings Oral questions House of Lords chamber Leader of the House of Lords Lord Speaker House of Lords Grand Committee House of Lords Leader's Group on the Working Practices of the House of Lords
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