Great Moments In Parliament #561

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Lord Phillips of Sudbury: My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Swinfen, for raising a matter on which I myself pressed the Minister on the last occasion. He did say that he would write to me about it. I have told his officials that I have not received that letter and I am still unaware of it. I am also unaware of the authority that he refers to. Perhaps there is a problem in communication, but he is again asserting something which I am not aware is the case. But I take it that he has his facts right and I shall sit down.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My Lords, I can recall signing the letter and I am told that it was handed to the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, on Monday this week. So I am somewhat puzzled that the noble Lord has not received it.

Lord Phillips of Sudbury: My Lords, it must have been the other Lord Phillips, the Lord Chief Justice.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My Lords, we had better check on that, but I think not. The noble Lord, Lord Phillips, is far too well known for us to make such an error.

Lord Phillips of Sudbury: My Lords, I am sorry; I have just nodded to the Minister's officials in the Box. I now recollect that I was handed a letter, and I also recollect that I never read it. So I am altogether covered in confusion and I withdraw the point. [Hansard]

Comments

[ex-cornfedpi814.livejournal.com]

Is there some sort of LJ Hansard "feed" we can subscribe to? Or is this what you're setting up?

I have no idea how these sort of things work, as you well know. Does it require a computer?

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. That's, er, democracy.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

I read Hansard when I'm having a bad day. It never fails to pick me up.