Lords debates role of the Lord Speaker
31 March 2017
Members of the Lords, including the Shadow Leader of the House of Lords and an electoral commissioner, debated plans to initiate a review of the role of the Lord Speaker, in the House of Lords on Thursday 30 March.
This was a question for short debate. During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.
The debate was proposed by Lord Grocott (Labour), former chief whip in the House of Lords.
Members taking part included:
- Lord Horam (Conservative), Electoral Commissioner at the Electoral Commission
- Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench), member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
- Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat), Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords
- Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour), Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Conservative), Leader of the House of Lords, responded on behalf of the government.
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