A question on #SalisburyConvention tabled by Baroness Finn on 26-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon.

Heading: Salisbury Convention
Question ID: 1744913
UIN: HL2904
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-26
Asking Member ID: 4567
Asking Member display name: Baroness Finn
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the constitutional implications of the reforms in the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill for (1) the continued validity of the Salisbury-Addison Convention, and (2) the conventions of t
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Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Answering Member ID: 4170
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Basildon
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Smith of Basildon
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Answer text: The conventions of the House are unaffected by the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. The Bill fulfills a manifesto commitment to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. As such, the Bill clearly engages the Salisb...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
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