House of Lords Administration apologises to Viscount Colville for incorrect data
Responding to the article in today's edition of the Daily Mirror about Viscount Colville's spoken contributions in the House of Lords, Ed Ollard, Clerk of the Parliaments, said:
“Due to an error online by the House of Lords, the data used by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) about Viscount Colville of Culross's spoken contributions in the House of Lords in its press release ‘New Lords expenses scandal revealed: 17 Peers claim over £400,000 despite failing to contribute' are incorrect.
“The ERS press release states that Viscount Colville of Culross made no spoken contributions in the parliamentary session which ran from 18 May 2016 to 27 April 2017. Viscount Colville of Culross actually made 18 spoken contributions in the House of Lords during that period.
“The incorrect data were published on the House of Lords Hansard website due to an error in the indexing of the speeches which attributed the current (5th) Viscount Colville of Culross's spoken contributions to his late father the 4th Viscount Colville of Culross.
“I sincerely apologise to Viscount Colville of Culross on behalf of the House of Lords Administration for this error and the distress the reporting of this incorrect information has caused.”
Background
To see Viscount Colville of Culross's spoken contribution in the House of Lords during the 2016-17 Parliamentary Session click here.
