Lords debates standards of behaviour and honesty in political life

Debate  

Lord Morse (Crossbench) put forward the debate.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.    

Members speaking   

Members speaking in the debate included:

• Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative), former Ministry of Justice Minister 
• Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour), former MP and chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
• Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench), former Head of the Civil Service
• Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat), Lords Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Lord True (Conservative), Minister for State (Cabinet Office) responded on behalf of the government.

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