Procedure Committee
Debate between Lord Laming and Baroness O'Cathain
The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, these matters were very carefully considered by the committee. At the end of the day, the House has to expect Members to act on their honour.
Baroness O’Cathain (Con)
My Lords, may I revert to the issue of putting down Oral Questions? How would this affect the Topical Question?
The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, I should emphasise that this arrangement is only for only the period of recess. Therefore, the Questions that are available during a period of recess will be handled in exactly the way that we deal with Topical Questions and Thursday ballot debates—we have experience of handling ballots of this kind. However, I emphasise that it is only a pilot during this period of recess.