§ Lord Actonasked 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]
188WAFurther to his Written Answer on 22 February (WA102–103), how many of the
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]
- (a) 15 Labour;
- (b) 129 Conservative;
- (c) 16 Liberal Democrat;
- (d) 60 Cross-Bench; and
- (e) 2 other
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)In the 1997–98 Session,
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.
- (a) none of the 15 Labour;
- (b) 24 of the 129 Conservative;
- (c) 2 of the 16 Liberal Democrat;
- (d) 10 of the 60 Cross-Bench; and
- (e) none of the 2 other
(Source: House of Lords Library).