Arrangement of Business Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Arrangement of Business

Lord Wakeham Excerpts
Wednesday 31st October 2012

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack
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My Lords—

Lord Wakeham Portrait Lord Wakeham
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My Lords, in my experience there is very little that is new in this House and I have no doubt that inadmissible amendments have been tabled in the past. However, can my noble friend the Leader of the House tell me what the experience in the past in this House has been? Has the House ever voted on an inadmissible amendment and, if so, how often?

Lord Strathclyde Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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My Lords, the records reveal that the Public Bill Office has had to correspond in these circumstances on only five occasions in the past 20 years. On every occasion, the Member concerned respected the advice of the Public Bill Office and the amendment was not moved.