HL Deb 03 March 1999 vol 597 cc187-8WA
Lord Acton

asked the Chairman of Committees:

Further to his Written Answer on 22 February (WA102–103), how many of the 222 hereditary peers who attended at least one-third of sitting days in the 1997–98 Session of Parliament did not speak in the Chamber or in Grand Committee during that Session; and [HL1227]

Further to his Written Answer on 22 February (WA102–103), how many of the

  1. (a) 15 Labour;
  2. (b) 129 Conservative;
  3. (c) 16 Liberal Democrat;
  4. (d) 60 Cross-Bench; and
  5. (e) 2 other
hereditary Peers who attended at least one-third of the sitting days in the 1997–98 Session of Parliament did not speak in the Chamber or in Grand Committee during that Session. [HL1228]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)

In the 1997–98 Session,

  1. (a) none of the 15 Labour;
  2. (b) 24 of the 129 Conservative;
  3. (c) 2 of the 16 Liberal Democrat;
  4. (d) 10 of the 60 Cross-Bench; and
  5. (e) none of the 2 other
hereditary Peers who attended at least one-third of the sitting days did not speak in the Chamber or in Grand Committee during that Session. Thus, in total, 36 of the 222 hereditary peers who attended at least one-third of the sitting days did not speak.

(Source: House of Lords Library).