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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-06more like thismore than 2015-07-06
answering body
Leader of the House of Lords more like this
answering dept id 92 remove filter
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answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Leader of the House whether the speaking rights of the second largest opposition party front bench in the House of Lords can be reallocated to the opposition party with the second highest votes cast at the last general election. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Campbell-Savours more like this
uin HL1135 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-20more like thismore than 2015-07-20
answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston more like this
grouped question UIN
HL1136 more like this
HL1137 more like this
HL1138 more like this
HL1139 more like this
HL1588 more like this
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less than 2015-07-20T16:47:20.41Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-20T16:47:20.41Z
answering member
4205
label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston more like this
tabling member
499
label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours more like this