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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 165 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 190 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 189 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 180 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 187 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157
24 Mar 2025 - Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 126 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 139 Noes - 152
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 175 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 172
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 176 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 165
24 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 170 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 173
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 216
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 183
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Lord Strathclyde voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 177 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 168

Speeches
Lord Strathclyde speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Strathclyde contributed 3 speeches (238 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House
Lord Strathclyde speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Lord Strathclyde contributed 3 speeches (681 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House

Lord Strathclyde mentioned

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1 Apr 2025, 3:46 p.m. - House of Lords "decade ago. I was introduced by my noble friend Lord Strathclyde, a " Baroness Mobarik (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Mar 2025, 6:18 p.m. - House of Lords "of those rare occasions, when I was supported by the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. Several fatal motions " Lord Rennard (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
24 Mar 2025, 6:18 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, whose report on statutory " Lord Rennard (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 5:32 p.m. - House of Lords "separation. Responding to the question raised by Lord Strathclyde, " Lord Hermer, The Attorney-General (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 4:51 p.m. - House of Lords "likely to go on for some time and it is that I enjoyed listening to the contributions from I think it was entirely lawyers, Lord Strathclyde. " Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 4:51 p.m. - House of Lords "entirely lawyers, Lord Strathclyde. They had one thing clearly in common " Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 7:50 p.m. - House of Lords "issues... The noble Lord Strathclyde hasn't spoken during this debate, apart from a secondary decision, he sits and mutters and says it ain't " Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:53 p.m. - House of Lords " Is at your Lordships pleasure that the amendment be withdrawn? Amendment by leave withdrawn. Amendment 98. Lord Strathclyde. " Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:57 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Strathclyde on tabling his very sensible amendment 90 a. This amendment should find favour on " Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 10:57 p.m. - House of Lords ">> I congratulate my Noble Friend Lord Strathclyde on tabling his very " Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 11 p.m. - House of Lords "Noble Lord Strathclyde for this ingenious proposal and I think that " Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 11:01 p.m. - House of Lords " I didn't want to delay anything I don't actually want Lord Strathclyde to respond my thoughts but there is " The Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Mar 2025, 11:04 p.m. - House of Lords "has to be some model, some mechanism, it might be close to what we have now, it might be something nearer to what my noble friend Lord Strathclyde suggests. We cannot have " Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
19 May 2025, 5:33 p.m. - House of Lords "are Lord Strathclyde, Baroness Moyo and Baroness Deech. Another argument " Amendment:83 Lord Young of Acton (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Introduction: Lord Jack of Courance 1 speech (1 words) Monday 12th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None , of Courance in the County of Dumfriesshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech
Governance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report) 26 speeches (13,078 words) Monday 28th April 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD - Life peer) in Section 2 of the Scotland Act 2016 and of the Wales Act 2017.On 26 March, in his letter to Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 99 speeches (25,608 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Mobarik (Con - Life peer) amendment.I came to this House just over a decade ago and was introduced by my noble friend Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 68 speeches (14,354 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: None I am sorry not to see the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, here—he and I did battle on the radio earlier - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 140 speeches (33,397 words) Committee stage part one Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Grocott (Lab - Life peer) I enjoyed listening to the contributions entirely from lawyers except for the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech 2: None In response to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, I confess that I am unaware of - Link to Speech 3: Lord Hermer (Lab - Life peer) ago—and I acknowledge the committee’s current chair, who is not in his place, the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, has not spoken during this debate, apart from in a sedentary position - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 72 speeches (17,658 words) Committee stage part two Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con - Life peer) I learnt something about this—and the former Leader of the House my noble friend Lord Strathclyde and - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Trenchard (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Strathclyde on tabling his very sensible Amendment 90A. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Newby (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, for this ingenious proposal. - Link to Speech 4: Earl of Kinnoull (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, I do not want to delay anything, and I do not actually want the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech 5: Lord True (Con - Life peer) mechanism; it might be close to what we have now or something nearer to what my noble friend Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 25 speeches (8,939 words) Monday 24th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: None I remind her and her colleagues of the words of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, in his report on statutory - Link to Speech 2: None occasion in the year 2000 was one of those rare occasions, when I was supported by the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Sherlock regarding the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (21 May 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Sherlock regarding the
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Uncorrected oral evidence: The rule of law 14 May 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill (14 May 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Uncorrected oral evidence: The rule of law 14 May 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Corrected oral evidence: The rule of law 14 May 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Tuesday 13th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure Terms of Reference (13 May 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Venice Commission of the Council of Europe ROL0019 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: The Constitution Committee of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, chaired by Lord Strathclyde,
Thursday 8th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State at the Department of Education regarding the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (7 May 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: oral evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 7 May 2025 10.25 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: oral evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 7 May 2025 10.25 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Friday 2nd May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Merron, Parliamentary under-Secretary for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, regarding the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (30 April 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Merron, Parliamentary under-Secretary
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 23 April 2025 10:30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 23 April 2025 10:30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill (1 April 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the launch of the 'Reform of Local Justice Areas Consultation' (28 March 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 2 April 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The rule of law Wednesday 2 April 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Monday 31st March 2025 Government Response - Letter from the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Committee's report on the 'Governance of the Union' (26 March 2025) Constitution Committee Found: Letter from the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Lord Strathclyde, Chair
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The Rule of Law Wednesday 26 March 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: evidence: The Rule of Law Wednesday 26 March 2025 10.30 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde
Wednesday 26th February 2025 Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Constitution Committee Found: with Lady Chief Justice Wednesday 26 February 2025 10.20 am Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Strathclyde

Parliamentary Research
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill - CBP-10219 Mar. 18 2025 Found: Baroness Goldie (c1737); Lord de Clifford (c1821); Baroness Finn (c1855) 93 See for instance, Lord Strathclyde

Bill Documents
May. 07 2025 8th Report of the Constitution Committee Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Act 2025 Select Committee report Found: Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Tor faen Lord Burnett of Maldon Lord Strathclyde
Apr. 04 2025 7th Report of the Constitution Committee Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Select Committee report Found: Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen Lord Burnett of Maldon Lord Strathclyde
Mar. 21 2025 HL Bill 49-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: would not be eligible for membership of the House. 19 House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill LORD STRATHCLYDE

Lord Strathclyde - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Lord Sumption The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr. Ronan Cormacain - Consultant Legislative Counsel at (self-employed) Professor Meg Russell - Director of the Constitution Unit and Professor of British and Comparative Politics at University College London (UCL) Sir Stephen Laws KC - First Parliamentary Counsel (2006-2012) at Office of the Parliamentary Counsel View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr. Ronan Cormacain - Consultant Legislative Counsel at (self-employed) Sir Stephen Laws KC - First Parliamentary Counsel (2006-2012) at Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Dr Ruth Fox - Director at Hansard Society View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr. Ronan Cormacain - Consultant Legislative Counsel at (self-employed) Sir Stephen Laws KC - Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange, and First Parliamentary Counsel (2006-2012) at Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Dr Ruth Fox - Director at Hansard Society View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 30th April 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 7th May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Stephanie Needleman - Legal Director at JUSTICE Shameem Ahmad - CEO at Public Law Project View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 14th May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 14th May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Director of Parliamentary Affairs - Director of Parliamentary Affairs at Legal Aid Practitioners Group View calendar - Add to calendar
Monday 19th May 2025 noon Procedure and Privileges Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 14th May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Kate Pasfield - Director of Legal Aid at Legal Aid Practitioners Group Mr Nimrod Ben-Cnaan - Head of Policy at Law Centres Network View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 21st May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 21st May 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Joshua Rozenberg - Independent at Legal commentator Frances Gibb - Former Legal Editor at The Times View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 11th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence To be confirmed - Representative at Street Law Representative to be confirmed - Representative at Young Citizens View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 4th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Annual Evidence Session with the President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court At 10:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Lord Reed of Allermuir - President at The Supreme Court Rt Hon Lord Hodge - Lord Hodge at The Supreme Court View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 11th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Ashley Hodges - Chief Executive at Young Citizens Daniel Scrase - Trainee Solicitor at BPP University Social Impact Team View calendar - Add to calendar
Thursday 17th July 2025 12:30 p.m. Procedure and Privileges Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence John Larkin KC James Wolffe KC View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr Alejandro Ponce - Executive Director at World Justice Project View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr Alejandro Ponce - Executive Director at World Justice Project Anne Applebaum - Journalist and Historian at The Atlantic View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 25th June 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Chris Nelson - Police and Crime Commissioner at Gloucestershire Constabulary Serena Kennedy - Chief Constable at Merseyside Police View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Anne Applebaum - Journalist and Historian at The Atlantic View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 10:15 a.m. Constitution Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rule of Law At 10:30am: Oral evidence Anne Applebaum - Journalist and Historian at The Atlantic Mark Lewis - Chief of Public Sector Partnerships at World Justice Project View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Monday 31st March 2025 Government Response - Letter from the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Committee's report on the 'Governance of the Union' (26 March 2025) Constitution Committee
Monday 31st March 2025 Government Response - Government Response to the 6th Report - 'Executive Oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution' Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th February 2025 Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales Constitution Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill (1 April 2025) Constitution Committee
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the launch of the 'Reform of Local Justice Areas Consultation' (28 March 2025) Constitution Committee
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025 Agendas and papers - Legislative standards of the Constitution Committee: 2017–2024 Constitution Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Friday 2nd May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Merron, Parliamentary under-Secretary for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, regarding the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (30 April 2025) Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Jae hyeon Park ROL0001 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Old Square Chambers ROL0004 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Coventry University ROL0003 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - World Justice Project ROL0011 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - UCL Faculty of Laws ROL0009 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Linklaters ROL0010 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University ROL0007 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Jae hyeon Park ROL0001 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - City St George's, University of London ROL0008 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - Oxford Brookes University, and Durham University ROL0006 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of East Anglia ROL0005 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Amnesty International UK ROL0034 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Law Society of Northern Ireland ROL0032 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Ray Brown ROL0035 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Cerebra ROL0033 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister of State at the Department of Education regarding the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (7 May 2025) Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Faculty of Advocates ROL0012 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - CILEX ROL0013 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Public Law Project ROL0015 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - n/a ROL0016 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Stephen Hornsby ROL0020 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Linklaters LLP ROL0017 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - n/a ROL0016 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - National Secular Society ROL0014 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - British Institute of Human Rights ROL0018 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Venice Commission of the Council of Europe ROL0019 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Public Law Project ROL0015 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Legal Services Board ROL0028 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Ben Lotz ROL0023 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - TheCityUK ROL0024 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Chicago Law School ROL0026 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales, Judiciary of Northern Ireland, and Judiciary of Scotland ROL0027 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Templer Academy ROL0021 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Chris Mader ROL0022 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Scottish Human Rights Commission ROL0030 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool John Moores University, and Liverpool John Moores University ROL0029 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Sussex ROL0031 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Law Society of Northern Ireland ROL0032 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Amnesty International UK ROL0034 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025 Written Evidence - Cerebra ROL0033 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Society of Labour Lawyers ROL0037 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - David Todd ROL0036 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Constitutions, Rights and Justice Research Group (University of Worcester) ROL0040 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Asymmetric Lawfare Institute ROL0039 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - SOCIETY OF CONSERVATIVE LAWYERS ROL0046 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Toronto ROL0045 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Lance Patrick Peatling ROL0043 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Leeds, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, and University of Leeds ROL0048 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Retired ROL0047 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Oxford ROL0049 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - John Finnis ROL0059 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - John Larkin KC ROL0057 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of London, Faculty of Laws ROL0060 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Malcolm Ramsay ROL0053 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Constitution Society ROL0054 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Surrey School of Law/Policy Exchange, Judicial Power Project ROL0055 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Social Market Foundation ROL0051 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Six Pump Court Chambers, and A City of London law firm ROL0052 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Written Evidence - Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC) ROL0062 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG KC ROL0099 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - UCL Constitution Unit ROL0102 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - Elena Auer ROL0098 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr James Palmer ROL0097 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - Dr Ronan Cormacain ROL0101 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Thursday 15th May 2025 Written Evidence - UK Government ROL0104 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Law Society of England and Wales ROL0066 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law ROL0081 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Policy Exchange ROL0077 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, and Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University ROL0063 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association of England and Wales ROL0067 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Bristol ROL0064 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr William Keyte ROL0072 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Sheffield ROL0065 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Worcester College, Oxford ROL0076 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales ROL0075 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - daniel pullin ROL0079 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Kai Bethel ROL0073 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex ROL0071 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mr Raphaël Grenier-Benoit ROL0080 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Dr Rajiv Shah ROL0068 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - UK in a Changing Europe, and University College Dublin ROL0085 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - House of Lords ROL0082 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Central Lancashire in Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus) ROL0083 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law ROL0081 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Keele University, School of Law ROL0084 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - House of Lords ROL0096 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens ROL0093 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - City of London Corporation ROL0090 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - PeaceKeepers Foundation ROL0089 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Marc Horn ROL0088 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Law Society of Scotland ROL0087 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill (14 May 2025) Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - School of Law, Cyprus Campus, University of Lancashire (www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/) and Tutor, Centre for the Rule of Law & European Values, Cyprus (https://crolev.eu/) ROL0092 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research ROL0086 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Supreme Court ROL0100 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Written Evidence - Bar Council ROL0095 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 12th May 2025 Agendas and papers - 19 May 2025 - 2nd Meeting - Agenda Procedure and Privileges Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Written Evidence - JUSTICE ROL0103 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Great Rising (https://www.the-great-rising.org) ROL0056 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mrs D Smith ROL0070 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Written Evidence - Mrs S Brown ROL0094 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Written Evidence - Rupert Barnes ROL0025 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Written Evidence - The University of Edinburgh, School of Law ROL0105 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding the Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure Terms of Reference (13 May 2025) Constitution Committee
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Sherlock regarding the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (21 May 2025) Constitution Committee
Thursday 22nd May 2025 Declarations of interest - Inquiry into the Rule of Law - Member's Declaration of Interests Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Sir Stephen Laws KCB, KC (Hon) ROL0106 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - David Allen Green ROL0107 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Kapil Summan ROL0108 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Oral Evidence - The Supreme Court, and The Supreme Court Constitution Committee
Monday 19th May 2025 Minutes and decisions - 3 February 2025 - 1st meeting - Minutes Procedure and Privileges Committee
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau Rule of Law - Constitution Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Young Citizens, and BPP University Social Impact Team Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Lord Strathclyde mentioned in Welsh results

Welsh Senedd Debates
Group 1: Approval of draft Welsh statutory instruments subject to specified amendments (Amendment 23) None speech (None words) Monday 31st March 2025 - None

Welsh Senedd Speeches
Mon 31 Mar 2025 No Department None Group 1: Approval of draft Welsh statutory instruments subject to specified amendments (Amendment 23) <p>Yes, sure. I certainly would welcome that proposal, and I'd welcome further discussions that we could have, Counsel General, also in the context of this Bill, between this stage and the next stage; I'm anticipating. I will be moving the amendment, because I think it's an important parliamentary principle, and I think that it would be good to have it voted on on that basis alone. But I anticipate that it's likely to fail at this stage, and I would appreciate the opportunity to continue the conversation.</p> <p>I think it's important to recognise that, as I said, this amendment really reflects a growing body of opinion. It actually was—. The whole issue of amendable statutory instruments, of course, has been debated in Westminster for many decades now, but this particular proposal, I think, again, the procedure, I think, was first suggested through a report by Lord Goodlad in 2010; again in a report by Lord Strathclyde in 2015. It was recommended by the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in the last Parliament, in Westminster. In the context of this statutory instruments Bill that actually went through its Committee Stage unamended on 14 March of this month, with wide-ranging support—it has to be said not on the Government's side, but it did go through unamended, and it obviously has passed its Second Reading as well—it was supported very vocally by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who has been a very high-profile adviser to the Government here. Serious people on the UK Government's governance project, chaired by Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, but also Baroness Hodge, Lord Neuberger, Jonathan Jones KC, very heavyweight people from the world of politics and constitutional law, proposed this in their report last year.</p> <p>And the reason why people are proposing it in legislation, rather than through Standing Orders, as you said was suggested by the chief executive of the Hansard Society, is that it is such an important constitutional principle—it has become such an important constitutional principle—because of this lacuna, this vacuum of accountability. That is why people believe it needs to be enshrined in law, yes, put on a statutory basis, rather than simply done through a change in Standing Orders. So, that's why I will be moving this to a vote, because I think it—. You know, we have an opportunity here. I mean, there may be discussions—I'm sure there will be discussions—in the Business Committee, and I would welcome any discussions in any format. But here is an opportunity, with this Bill, for us to make the change, and I therefore, on that basis, will be moving it to a vote now, and we may, following further discussions, want to revisit this at Stage 3.</p>

Welsh Senedd Speeches

Mon 31 Mar 2025
No Department
None
Group 1: Approval of draft Welsh statutory instruments subject to specified amendments (Amendment 23)

Yes, sure. I certainly would welcome that proposal, and I'd welcome further discussions that we could have, Counsel General, also in the context of this Bill, between this stage and the next stage; I'm anticipating. I will be moving the amendment, because I think it's an important parliamentary principle, and I think that it would be good to have it voted on on that basis alone. But I anticipate that it's likely to fail at this stage, and I would appreciate the opportunity to continue the conversation.
I think it's important to recognise that, as I said, this amendment really reflects a growing body of opinion. It actually was—. The whole issue of amendable statutory instruments, of course, has been debated in Westminster for many decades now, but this particular proposal, I think, again, the procedure, I think, was first suggested through a report by Lord Goodlad in 2010; again in a report by Lord Strathclyde in 2015. It was recommended by the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in the last Parliament, in Westminster. In the context of this statutory instruments Bill that actually went through its Committee Stage unamended on 14 March of this month, with wide-ranging support—it has to be said not on the Government's side, but it did go through unamended, and it obviously has passed its Second Reading as well—it was supported very vocally by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who has been a very high-profile adviser to the Government here. Serious people on the UK Government's governance project, chaired by Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, but also Baroness Hodge, Lord Neuberger, Jonathan Jones KC, very heavyweight people from the world of politics and constitutional law, proposed this in their report last year.
And the reason why people are proposing it in legislation, rather than through Standing Orders, as you said was suggested by the chief executive of the Hansard Society, is that it is such an important constitutional principle—it has become such an important constitutional principle—because of this lacuna, this vacuum of accountability. That is why people believe it needs to be enshrined in law, yes, put on a statutory basis, rather than simply done through a change in Standing Orders. So, that's why I will be moving this to a vote, because I think it—. You know, we have an opportunity here. I mean, there may be discussions—I'm sure there will be discussions—in the Business Committee, and I would welcome any discussions in any format. But here is an opportunity, with this Bill, for us to make the change, and I therefore, on that basis, will be moving it to a vote now, and we may, following further discussions, want to revisit this at Stage 3.