Debates between Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Dubs during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Arrangement of Business

Debate between Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Dubs
Thursday 26th May 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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My Lords, I thank the Chief Whip for giving us such advance notice. For years we have asked for that, and now we have got it, people are carping about it. He is to be congratulated.

Lord Dubs Portrait Lord Dubs (Lab)
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My Lords, I endorse what the noble Lord said and welcome the fact that we are looking some distance ahead, but there are other problems. There are Joint Committees. For example, I serve on the Joint Committee on Human Rights: we cannot sit if both Houses are not sitting simultaneously. That means we lose a whole committee date. We cannot be flexible about that. They are Joint Committees of both Houses. It does not make any sense.