Monthly Archives: December 2013

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Lord Norton

I trust all readers had a Merry Christmas.  I did think about doing a post on Christmas Day, but then I decided that writing about the Draft Deregulation Bill may not appear that festive.  I may shortly do a review … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 25 years of parliamentary placements

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Lord Norton

I have previously blogged about this year constituting the 25th anniversary of the Hull University parliamentary placement scheme.  Last night, we held a reception in the River Room of the House of Lords to celebrate the anniversary.  There was a … Continue reading →

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Report on prisoner voting

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Lord Norton

This morning saw the publication of the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill.  As regular readers will know, I served on the committee and we have spent the past year taking evidence from a … Continue reading →

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Reducing the number of peers

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Lord Norton

My debate on the case for reducing the size of the House of Lords took place yesterday.  Anyone wishing to watch it can see it here.  I argued that, in terms of membership, the House had grown, was growing, and … Continue reading →

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