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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
Parliamentary Proceedings: Statistics

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are planning to take to include statistics on the time spent on parliamentary proceedings on each Part of an Act in the Explanatory Notes on Acts of Parliament...."
Lord Butler of Brockwell - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
Parliamentary Proceedings: Statistics

"My Lords, I start by confessing that behind this dry request to the Government for statistics lies an ulterior motive. However, it is one that should commend itself to all true parliamentarians. The suggestion in the Question is one I owe to Daniel Greenberg, a former parliamentary counsel and a …..."
Lord Butler of Brockwell - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 09 Dec 2016
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, has asked for an assurance from the Minister. She will correct me if I am wrong, but I think that she has given the assurance that the Government will not let this Bill pass, and that if it did pass in your Lordships’ …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 09 Dec 2016
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, surely, if the noble Baroness gives an assurance on the Government’s position, that will determine what happens in another place...."
Lord Butler of Brockwell - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I want to follow the noble Lords, Lord Wakeham and Lord Richard, and indeed the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, by concentrating my brief remarks on a dog that did not bark in the gracious Speech, or at least did not emit more than a whimper. I refer, of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Oct 2015
Chilcot Inquiry

"My Lords, I start by following the noble Lord, Lord Luce, in making a brief reference to Lord Howe, whose funeral was today. I would have liked to attend that funeral, but I decided not to because I felt that I should take part in this debate. However, seeing the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2015
Constitution: Gracious Speech

"My Lords, having missed the opportunity to take part in the third day of the debate on the gracious Speech, I welcome the chance to offer my two pennyworth—or rather seven minutes’ worth—today on this major part of the Government’s agenda for the year ahead, although I am not as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Chilcot Inquiry

"My Lords, the terms of reference of the Chilcot inquiry covered everything that happened both politically and militarily between 2001 and 2009. Is not one of the lessons to be learnt that more consideration should be given to the breadth of terms of reference of future inquiries?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Oct 2014
House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I add my voice to those who have supported the Bill. I do so briefly because I know that at this time on a Friday afternoon your Lordships prefer brevity to expansiveness.

This Bill carries forward what the noble Lord, Lord Steel of Aikwood, acknowledged at the Second …..."
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Written Question
Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment
Monday 11th August 2014

Asked by: Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the forthcoming General Election, they will consult the Opposition about the appointment of a Chief Executive of the Civil Service on a five year contract.

Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

As has been the case under successive administrations, external civil service appointments continue to be made in the usual way in accordance with the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles, through fair and open competition.