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Register of Lords' Interests

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 33,24 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9780104849576

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The Code of Conduct, adopted by the House of Lords in July 2001, requires all Members to register information about any pecuniary or other benefit received which might reasonably be thought by the public to influence his or her actions, speeches or votes in the House of Lords or discharge of parliamentary duties. Declarations of relevant interests (both financial and non-financial) include: consultancy agreements; employment or other financial interests in businesses involved in parliamentary lobbying; remunerated directorships; registrable shareholdings; landholdings; provision by an outside body of secretarial and research assistance; hospitality or gifts; and visits made as a member of the Lords where costs are paid other than from public funds. This edition of the Register records the declaration of relevant interests as of 16 July 2004.





The Standing Orders of the House of Lords Relating to Public Business [2005]

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 56 pages

File Size : 16,75 MB

Release : 2005-05-23

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780104007082

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This publication contains the Standing Orders of the House of Lords which set out information on the procedure and working of the House, under a range of headings including: Lords and the manner of their introduction; excepted hereditary peers; the Speaker; general observances; debates; arrangement of business; bills; divisions; committees; parliamentary papers; public petitions; privilege; making or suspending of Standing Orders.





Churchill and Ireland

Author : Paul Bew

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 30,34 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 019875521X

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The full story of Winston Churchill's lifelong engagement with Ireland and the Irish. A long overdue book which at last addresses the most neglected part of Churchill's legacy, on both sides of the Irish Sea.



House of Lords - Committee for Privileges and Conduct: The Conduct of Lord Oxburgh - HL 92

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Committee for Privileges and Conduct

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 20 pages

File Size : 32,12 MB

Release : 2013-12-16

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780108551604

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This report arises out of a complaint alleging that Lord Oxburgh breached the Code of Conduct by not registering in the Register of Lords' Interests his position on the advisory board of the Rea Asset Energy Fund, a fund which invests in renewable energy power plants. The Commissioner for Standards concluded that Lord Oxburgh had breached the Code of Conduct but that the breach was minor and could be dealt with by way of remedial action, which Lord Oxburgh has now taken. The Committee endorses the Commissioner's conclusion



The Office of Lord Chancellor

Author : Diana Woodhouse

Publisher : Hart Publishing

Page : 233 pages

File Size : 35,15 MB

Release : 2001-05-21

Category : Law

ISBN : 1841130214

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This book analyses the development and current position of the Lord Chancellor in his various roles.



The Conduct of Lord Moonie, Lord Snape, Lord Truscott and Lord Taylor of Blackburn: Report

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Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 22,20 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780108444227

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This is the 2nd report of the Committee for Privileges of the 2008-09 session (HLP 88-I, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780108444227) and looks at the conduct of Lord Moonie, Lord Snape, Lord Truscott and Lord Taylor of Blackburn. The background to this report, was a set of allegations by the The Sunday Times on 25 January 2009, stating that the peers had been willing to engage in paid advocacy. The Sub-Committee on Lords' Interests has reported on the conduct of the peers reaching the conclusion that three of the four members (Lord Snape, Truscott and Taylor) had breached the Code of Conduct. The main Committee in this report has examined the Sub-Committee's findings for each of the peers, along with three appeals from Lords Snape, Truscott and Taylor and a personal statement by one of the peers to the Committee. The Committee followed procedures as laid out by an earlier report (HLP 205, session 2007-08 - The Code of Conduct, ISBN 9780104014042). The Committee sets out a summary of conclusions in this report, focusing on the key points of the issue between the Sub-Committee and the three members who submitted appeals. The conclusions reached by the Committee, include: an endorsement of the Sub-Committee's exoneration of Lord Moonie of any breach of the Code of Conduct, but that he did make a number of unwise comments in respect of the Code of Conduct and should make a personal statement of apology to the House; the Committee upholds the appeal of Lord Snape against the Sub-Committee's findings and that he did not express clear willingness to exercise parliamentary influence in return for financial inducements, but he also demonstrated an inappropriate attitude to the rules governing the conduct of members and should apologise to the House; the Committee upholds the Sub-Committee's findings in respect of both Lord Truscott and Lord Taylor of Blackburn, whose conversations with undercover journalists, showed a failure to act on their personal honour and therefore breached the Code and that both peers should be suspended from the service of the House until the end of the current session. Volume 2, Evidence is also available see (ISBN 9780104425176).



House of Lords - House of Commons - Joint Committee on the Draft Deregulation Bill: Deregulation Bill - HL 101 - HC 925

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft Deregulation Bill

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 36,92 MB

Release : 2013-12-19

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780108551673

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Having looked at the Draft Deregulation Bill in some detail and taken evidence from a wide range of witnesses, the Committee does not think it is appropriate for Ministers to be given power to scrap legislation by order on the subjective test that it is 'no longer of practical use'. There is a risk that to give Ministers that power would undermine effective Parliamentary scrutiny. It was also felt unnecessary when the Law Commissions currently have the power to put forward outdated Bills for abolition anyway. The Law Commissions will need to make changes to their working practices in order to produce more frequent and more responsive Statute Law (Repeals) Bills. The Government should work with the Law Commissions to streamline the process for bringing forward these Bills. As for the duty on regulators to have regard to economic growth, whilst this is supported in principle, it is important that it is not used by Government to undermine the independence of regulators in the way it is implemented. It might be helpful if that provision were explicitly included in the Bill



Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

Publisher : The Stationery Office

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 34,3 MB

Release : 2012-04-23

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780108475795

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The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term. The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.