The House of Lords at work : a study based on the 1988-1989 session / edited by Donald Shell and David Beamish for the Study of Parliament Group.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shell, Donald.

Beamish, David.

Study of Parliament Group.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 412 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Summary:

When reform or abolition of the House of Lords is discussed assertions are frequently made about the relative value of its work; yet there has been little scholarly study of what it actually does. This book is the first to offer a systematic and comprehensive analysis of one complete session. Written by a team of senior academics and officers of both Houses of Parliament, it evaluates every aspect of the activity of the House, including its membership, the treatment of legislation, debates and questions, and select committee work, and contains detailed statistics of sittings and divisions. This thorough and authoritative account will be essential reading for all serious students of the British Parliament, and for all who wish to enter the debate about the future of the House of Lords.

Contents:

1. The House of Lords in Context / Donald Shell 1

2. The Membership of the House / Nicholas D. J. Baldwin 33

3. Government Legislation: An Overview / Gavin Drewry, Jenny Brock 61

4. Government Legislation: Case-Studies / David Miers, Jenny Brock 97

5. Delegated Legislation / R. L. Borthwick 137

6. Private Members' Bills / David Natzler, Douglas Millar 166

7. Private Legislation / Elizabeth Flood 191

8. Debates and Questions / R. L. Borthwick 210

9. The European Communities Committee / Donald Shell 247

10. Select Committees / Cliff Grantham 282

11. Services and Facilities / Michael Rush, David Jones 308

Appendix A Sittings of the House of Lords, 1988-9 352

Appendix B Divisions in the House of Lords, 1988-9 358

Appendix C Participation by Members of the House of Lords, 1988-9 364.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198277628

OCLC:

26398715