Lords motion to agree the eleventh report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (HL 295 2024-26). Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the eleventh report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (HL 295 2024-26). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, Lord Stone of Blackheath, the subject of this report, resigned from your Lordships’ House in December last year. Soon after, the commissioner launched an investigation into three complaints, two made by visitors and a third by a member of staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service. The commissioner upheld...

My Lords, Lord Stone of Blackheath, the subject of this report, resigned from your Lordships’ House in December last year. Soon after, the commissioner launched an investigation into three complaints, two made by visitors and a third by a member of staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service. The commissioner upheld...

My Lords, under Standing Order 68, no debate is allowed on this Motion. I must therefore now put the Question that this Motion be agreed to.

My Lords, under Standing Order 68, no debate is allowed on this Motion. I must therefore now put the Question that this Motion be agreed to.

Lords motion to agree the tenth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Chadlington (HL 272). Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the tenth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Chadlington (HL 272). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, this report is the outcome of the third detailed investigation into Lord Chadlington’s interactions with Ministers and advisers in the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that Lord Chadlington retired from the House following publication of the Conduct Committee’s report, there is no...

My Lords, this report is the outcome of the third detailed investigation into Lord Chadlington’s interactions with Ministers and advisers in the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given that Lord Chadlington retired from the House following publication of the Conduct Committee’s report, there is no...

Lords motion to agree the ninth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of the Earl of Shrewsbury (HL 254). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, the Earl of Shrewsbury be suspended from the service of the House for a period of two weeks; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015, in the opinion of this House, the conduct giving rise to this resolution occurred after the coming into force of that Act. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the ninth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of the Earl of Shrewsbury (HL 254). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, the Earl of Shrewsbury be suspended from the service of the House for a...

My Lords, if I may, before I speak to the Motion, and in the light of the tributes to the noble Lord, Lord McFall, from the Front Benches, I offer a brief thank you from the Back Benches for his tireless and devoted service to our House.

On behalf of my...

My Lords, if I may, before I speak to the Motion, and in the light of the tributes to the noble Lord, Lord McFall, from the Front Benches, I offer a brief thank you from the Back Benches for his tireless and devoted service to our House.

On behalf of my...

Moved by

The Earl of Devon

Moved by

The Earl of Devon

Lords motion to agree the eighth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Evans of Watford (HL 220). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Evans of Watford be suspended from the service of the House for a period of five months; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015, in the opinion of this House, the conduct giving rise to this resolution occurred after the coming into force of that Act. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the eighth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Evans of Watford (HL 220). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Evans of Watford be suspended from the service of the House for a...

My Lords, I turn to the second report, which is on the conduct of the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Watford. He too was the subject of a sting operation; it was undertaken by journalists posing as potential clients of a company owned by the noble Lord’s son, in which...

My Lords, I turn to the second report, which is on the conduct of the noble Lord, Lord Evans of Watford. He too was the subject of a sting operation; it was undertaken by journalists posing as potential clients of a company owned by the noble Lord’s son, in which...

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

Lords motion to agree the seventh report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Dannatt (HL 219). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Dannatt be suspended from the service of the House for a period of four months; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015, in the opinion of this House, the conduct giving rise to this resolution occurred after the coming into force of that Act. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the seventh report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Lord Dannatt (HL 219). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Dannatt be suspended from the service of the House for a period of four months;...

My Lords, there are two reports on today’s Order Paper and, while they are unconnected, in the interests of time I shall speak to both. The first report is on the conduct of the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt. This follows the publication of allegations in the Guardian newspaper in March,...

My Lords, there are two reports on today’s Order Paper and, while they are unconnected, in the interests of time I shall speak to both. The first report is on the conduct of the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt. This follows the publication of allegations in the Guardian newspaper in March,...

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

Lords motion to agree the sixth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Baroness D'Souza (HL 184). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Baroness D'Souza be suspended from the service of the House for a period of eight weeks; and that, in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015, in the opinion of this House, the conduct giving rise to this resolution occurred after the coming into force of that Act. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the sixth report of the Conduct Committee on The conduct of Baroness D'Souza (HL 184). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Baroness D'Souza be suspended from the service of the House for a period of eight weeks;...

My Lords, the report before the House on the conduct of the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, follows a referral by the Metropolitan Police Service to the Commissioner for Standards.

The facts are not in dispute. In February, the noble Baroness wrote to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police regarding certain speeding...

My Lords, the report before the House on the conduct of the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, follows a referral by the Metropolitan Police Service to the Commissioner for Standards.

The facts are not in dispute. In February, the noble Baroness wrote to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police regarding certain speeding...

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

Moved by

Lord Kakkar

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, who is very wise, and to echo her remarks about the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, who is a glutton for punishment; she actually extended her term of office in order to deal with this issue and it is a...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, who is very wise, and to echo her remarks about the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, who is a glutton for punishment; she actually extended her term of office in order to deal with this issue and it is a...

My Lords, I start by pointing out that both Chief Whips have disappeared, which may be a reflection on this part of the speakers’ list, of course. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for the report and for the courtesy that she showed me when we met to discuss...

My Lords, I start by pointing out that both Chief Whips have disappeared, which may be a reflection on this part of the speakers’ list, of course. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for the report and for the courtesy that she showed me when we met to discuss...

My Lords, this report is the culmination of the Conduct Committee’s review of the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Code of Conduct, launched last spring. We chose to embark on this review—and sometimes I wondered whether that was a wise move. We were not asked to do...

My Lords, this report is the culmination of the Conduct Committee’s review of the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Code of Conduct, launched last spring. We chose to embark on this review—and sometimes I wondered whether that was a wise move. We were not asked to do...