My Lords, I have to notify the House that the noble Lords, Lord Bhatia and Lord Dixon-Smith, yesterday ceased to be Members of the House under Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 by virtue of not attending any proceedings of the House during the parliamentary Session...

My Lords, I have to notify the House that the noble Lords, Lord Bhatia and Lord Dixon-Smith, yesterday ceased to be Members of the House under Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 by virtue of not attending any proceedings of the House during the parliamentary Session...

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Lords announcement that Lord Bhatia and Lord Dixon-Smith, yesterday ceased to be Members of the House under Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 by virtue of not attending any proceedings of the House during the parliamentary Session 2022-23.

Lords announcement that Lord Bhatia and Lord Dixon-Smith, yesterday ceased to be Members of the House under Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 by virtue of not attending any proceedings of the House during the parliamentary Session 2022-23.

My Lords, this is the second time that the House has considered a Motion on the conduct of Lord Bhatia. In 2010, the House suspended him for eight months for wrongly designating his main residence and claiming £27,466 in overnight subsistence and mileage expenses. The report before us today concerns...

My Lords, this is the second time that the House has considered a Motion on the conduct of Lord Bhatia. In 2010, the House suspended him for eight months for wrongly designating his main residence and claiming £27,466 in overnight subsistence and mileage expenses. The report before us today concerns...

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The Chairman of Committees

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The Chairman of Committees

Lords motion to agree the sixth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 133). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to agree the sixth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 133). Agreed to on question. Lords motion to resolve that Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Paul (HL 37 2010-11). Agreed to on question. (Debated with Lords motion to agree the fifth report on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 38 2010-11) and the sixth report on the Conduct of Baroness Uddin (HL 39 2010-11), together with consequent suspension motions).

Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Paul (HL 37 2010-11). Agreed to on question. (Debated with Lords motion to agree the fifth report on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 38 2010-11) and the sixth...

Lords motion to resolve that Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Paul (HL 37 2010-11)).

Lords motion to resolve that Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Paul (HL 37 2010-11)).

Lords motion to agree the fifth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 38 2010-11). Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Paul (HL 37 2010-11)).

Lords motion to agree the fifth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (HL 38 2010-11). Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Lords debate on motion to agree the fourth report from the Privileges and Conduct Select Committee on the Conduct of...

My Lords, I, too, support the Motions. These are serious matters—serious for the Members involved, serious for this House and serious for Parliament, politics and the public beyond. We should not forget either that a number of parliamentarians, including two Members of your Lordships' House, are currently facing criminal charges...

My Lords, I, too, support the Motions. These are serious matters—serious for the Members involved, serious for this House and serious for Parliament, politics and the public beyond. We should not forget either that a number of parliamentarians, including two Members of your Lordships' House, are currently facing criminal charges...

My Lords, I, too, want to say a few words, but they are rather different from those of the noble Lord, Lord Alli. This is a very sad day for me personally, because the three Peers are all Asians. When you are a member of a minority and you read...

My Lords, I, too, want to say a few words, but they are rather different from those of the noble Lord, Lord Alli. This is a very sad day for me personally, because the three Peers are all Asians. When you are a member of a minority and you read...

My Lords, I have thought long and hard about whether or not to intervene in today's debate. There are those who advised me to keep quiet and not rock the boat, but I have some serious worries about these reports and I believe that it is right and proper to...

My Lords, I have thought long and hard about whether or not to intervene in today's debate. There are those who advised me to keep quiet and not rock the boat, but I have some serious worries about these reports and I believe that it is right and proper to...

My Lords, this is a most uncomfortable and disagreeable business, but one from which this House must not, indeed cannot, shirk. I add my thanks on behalf of the Cross Benches to all officials and Peers alike who have been involved in bringing these reports to your Lordships’ House. Adherence...

My Lords, this is a most uncomfortable and disagreeable business, but one from which this House must not, indeed cannot, shirk. I add my thanks on behalf of the Cross Benches to all officials and Peers alike who have been involved in bringing these reports to your Lordships’ House. Adherence...

Moved By That Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Motion agreed.

Moved By That Lord Bhatia be suspended from the service of the House for eight months. Motion agreed.

Moved By That the Report from the Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (5th Report, HL Paper 38) be agreed to. Motion agreed.

Moved By That the Report from the Select Committee on the Conduct of Lord Bhatia (5th Report, HL Paper 38) be agreed to. Motion agreed.

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Alli, asked me a number of questions, to which I hope I can reply and give him and the House some assistance. He asked whether the findings of the review would be published. Indeed they will be. Any changes to the procedure that were...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Alli, asked me a number of questions, to which I hope I can reply and give him and the House some assistance. He asked whether the findings of the review would be published. Indeed they will be. Any changes to the procedure that were...

My Lords, I beg to move that the fourth report from the Committee for Privileges and Conduct be agreed to. The House is being invited today to agree three reports from the Committee for Privileges and Conduct and three consequential suspension Motions. We are debating these reports together, which I...

My Lords, I beg to move that the fourth report from the Committee for Privileges and Conduct be agreed to. The House is being invited today to agree three reports from the Committee for Privileges and Conduct and three consequential suspension Motions. We are debating these reports together, which I...