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Written Question
Supreme Court: Judges
Monday 5th December 2016

Asked by: Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Lord Chancellor has any responsibility for enforcing that section of the Supreme Court Guide to Judicial Conduct which concerns political activity by a close member of a justice's family.

Answered by Lord Henley

The Lord Chancellor has no immediate responsibility. In accordance with the published Supreme Court Judicial Complaints Procedure, the President of the Supreme Court, or his deputy, or the next senior Justice, is responsible for considering complaints about the conduct of Justices depending on who it is about. If formal action is required a tribunal is convened to report to the Lord Chancellor. It would then be for the Lord Chancellor to consider whether to take further action.

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European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. We worked together extremely closely in Brussels. He was never my Private Secretary, and I think I am a bit relieved that he was not. We were on the same side—at least I think we were, most of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016

"That was not what Delors said at all. I am sure that my noble friend Lord Howard will not mind me revealing that he took the quotation from material that I supplied to him. That was not remotely what Delors said. I further inform the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, if …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2016
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"I understand what the noble Lord is saying but I do not accept that other countries are necessarily going to object. If Germany, the most important country in Europe, finds it overwhelmingly in its interest to have a trade deal with Britain, and has declared well in advance of this …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Nov 2014
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"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bates, for introducing this Motion, albeit that he did so at a somewhat galloping pace, which is perhaps not surprising after the marathon that he has already performed today. I agree with the criticisms of the procedures made by the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Nov 2014
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"The noble Lord can, I am sure, speak and answer my points. I have not yet finished my speech: I have quite a few more points to make. I know that the committee in this place went in a completely different direction from those in the House of Commons. I …..."
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