The Weekly Whip - Lords edition!
Welcome to the Lords edition of the Weekly Whip, covering the goings on in the Upper Chamber in the last week, and a taste of what’s to come in the week to follow.
By Humphrey Amos, Mar 05, 2021 1:03
In the Lords we get to grips with the detail of legislation and improve it; we take part in debates on a whole range of issues, and we question and hold government ministers to account.
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The Weekly Whip - Lords edition!
There are 87 Liberal Democrat peers that sit in the House of Lords. They scrutinise the detail of legislation and improve it; they take part in debates on a whole range of issues; and they question and hold to account government ministers.
By Humphrey Amos, Feb 26, 2021 7:02
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Here’s what our peers got up to this week.
Monday 22nd February
Each day in the Lords begins with four oral questions to the Government on different topics.
Dee Doocey took the Government to task for often taking many weeks, or even months, to answer Written Questions submitted by peers. They are a critical tool for parliamentarians, she said, and government departments are working in a way that is detrimental for others trying to hold ministers to account.
AN EATING disorder catastrophe is mounting as NHS staff struggle to cope with rising demand. Case numbers have soared in the UK over the past decade. And now the pandemic has restricted access to services for many of the 1.6 million people suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other disorders, according to experts.