Rights and responsibilities: statement
24 March 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Lord Bach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, repeated a statement announcing consultation of a Bill on rights and responsibilities on 23 March in the House of Lords.
- Lords Hansard: Constitution - rights and responsibilities
- Video and Audio: Constitution - rights and responsibilities
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Companion to the Standing Orders in the House of Lords: Statements
Oral statements often address major incidents, policies and actions.
Ministerial statements are made for the information of the House. Brief comments and questions from all quarters of the House are allowed and up to 20 minutes is allowed for such discussion.