Companion to the Standing Orders Debate
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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
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Companion to the Standing Orders
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Lord Strathclyde
My Lords, I can confirm that my noble friend is entirely correct.
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
My Lords, if there is an agreement between the usual channels to breach the Companion, should we not have an arrangement whereby the agreement of the House is sought?
Lord Strathclyde
My Lords, it is an intriguing idea. I have very recently proposed in a paper to the Procedure Committee that, in tightening up the rules at Third Reading, we should think of mechanisms whereby the House itself agrees to them so as to give those decisions greater power.