Lords take evidence from constitutional experts

The Committee will take evidence from Professor Robert Hazell, Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London, Barry Winetrobe, Honorary Research Associate at the Constitution Unit, and Dr Ruth Fox, Director of the Hansard Society.

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Witnesses  

At 10:30am, Wednesday 16 October, Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster:-

• Professor Robert Hazell, Professor of Government and the Constitution & Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL
• Barry Winetrobe, former Reader in Law, Napier University, Edinburgh, and Honorary Research Associate, Constitution Unit, UCL
• Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society

Session

The witnesses are likely to be asked whether the UK’s constitutional arrangements are suitable for coalition government and whether the workings of the current coalition have led to departures from established constitutional practice. The committee is also likely to explore whether coalition governments have the same democratic legitimacy as single-party governments, how a coalition government affects the principle of collective responsibility and whether political parties should take more account of the possibility of coalition government in their manifestos.

The evidence session will start at 10.30am on Wednesday 16 October in Committee Room 1 of the House of Lords.

Further information

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