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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

An effective Second Chamber? The House of Lords inquiry

Inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 14 September 2016 to 25 October 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Evidence sessions

  • 31 January 2017: Baroness D’Souza, and Baroness Hayman, Former Lord Speakers; Lord Norton of Louth, and Lord Steel of Aikwood.
  • 14 March 2017: Baroness Smith of Basildon, Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Hope of Craighead, Convenor of the Crossbench peers, Lord Newby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords