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Written Question
Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
Thursday 2nd July 2020

Asked by: Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 29 January (HL Deb, col 1439), what representations they have received regarding citizens' engagement in the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission; and what progress they have made in establishing that Commission.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

Further announcements will be made in the usual way.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Manifesto Commitments

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review their manifesto commitments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2020
Manifesto Commitments

"I am very grateful to my noble friend for that reply, but one of the commitments in the manifesto said:

“We will not borrow to fund day-to-day spending”.


Another promised that the national debt

“will be lower at the end of the Parliament”.

Sticking to these commitments in circumstances …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 May 2020
Census (England and Wales) Order 2020

"My Lords, as the Minister who took the Census Act through your Lordships’ House last year—I am grateful to the Minister today for his kind words—I have a paternal interest in this order, which I hope will secure the same broad support that the Act received last year.

I have …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
Income Equality and Sustainability

"My Lords, the House is grateful to the most reverend Primate for this debate. It is timely because the Government are about to embark both on a spending review and a Budget which between them will shape the nation’s response to the pandemic, as well as setting out the Government’s …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Apr 2020
House of Lords: Membership

"My Lords, further to the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, he will know that a year after his original report, he produced a progress report, which set benchmarks or targets for each of the main groups, for the remaining years of the 2017 Parliament. Since then, we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Mar 2020
Ministerial Code

"My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to take part in this brief but topical debate, initiated by the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, and I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Butler, about a proportionate response to any inquiries. If we look at how we discipline ourselves in your Lordships’ House, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Mar 2020
Ministerial Code

"There is one question that I asked, and I wonder whether the Minister could reply. When the current inquiry into the Home Secretary ends, will there be transparency about the conclusions similar to what there was in the previous inquiry that I referred to?..."
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Written Question
Ministerial Policy Advisers: Conduct
Wednesday 23rd October 2019

Asked by: Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Orders in Council have been made which give authority to special advisers to instruct civil servants.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Her Majesty’s Government can confirm no such orders have been made. In accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, special advisers must not exercise any power in relation to the management of any part of the Civil Service, except in relation to another special adviser.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Housing: Permitted Development Rights

"My Lords, all homes created through permitted development rights for change of use are required to comply with building regulations, including in respect of fire safety. We announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 March our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential …..."
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