The Business of Parliament Articles

Last week Andrew Lansley refused to rule out scheduling the Queen’s speech during pre-election purdah, giving the impression that the government are still considering ignoring conventions and politicising the Queens’ speech. Now reports have suggested that the state...

I began Business of the House Questions with the government’s shambolic lobbying bill which will return from the House of Lords next week.  So far we have had a panic pause, a flurry of amendments designed to silence the huge chorus of critical voices and then the...

I began the first Business of the House Questions since Christmas by paying tribute to Paul Goggins whose untimely death this week has shocked and saddened all who knew him. He was a kind, caring man who campaigned tirelessly for social justice, including his recent...

The lobbying bill was back in the Lords this week after a six-week panic pause. Despite an on-the-record promise that the government would use the pause to complete ‘wide consultation’ and to ‘try to address the concerns’ of charities and campaigners, the bill remains...