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Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Friday, 19 June 2015, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock. The answering member was Lord Bridges of Headley.
Lords second reading agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

762 cc1334-1352 

Session

2015-16

Department

Cabinet Office

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill (HL) 2015-16
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Bills
House of Lords
Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL]
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Research briefings

Proceeding contributions

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 cc1334-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, many Members of the House will recall that I introduced this Bill in the last Session. ...

Lord Blencathra | 762 c1338 (Link to this contribution)

I am very grateful to the noble Lord. I do not want to be mischievous—well, not too mischievous—b...


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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 c1338 (Link to this contribution)

That is a very interesting suggestion. As usual, the noble Lord is not being mischievous; he is b...

Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 762 c1338 (Link to this contribution)

Can I raise a more serious question: is there any point to polling at all? You ask people what th...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 c1338 (Link to this contribution)

That is a very interesting question and much wider than what I am suggesting. If the noble Lord i...

Lord Cooper of Windrush | 762 cc1338-1341 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, noted, following the recent retirement from...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 c1340 (Link to this contribution)

Just on that specific point, does the noble Lord not agree that in the Scottish referendum the wo...

Lord Cooper of Windrush | 762 cc1340-2 (Link to this contribution)

I entirely accept, of course, that the wording of questions matters. Everybody who works in opini...

Lord Lipsey | 762 cc1342-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am one of those whom the noble Lord identified who now claim to have got something ri...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc1346-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, yesterday we had a fairly full discussion in the Moses Room, led by my noble friend Lor...

Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc1347-1350 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, on securing this debate. ...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 cc1350-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting, and at times quite exciting, debate. I loved the Orwe...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 762 cc1351-2 (Link to this contribution)

I am most grateful to the noble Lord—perhaps I may call him my noble friend—for letting me interv...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 762 c1352 (Link to this contribution)

I am really grateful to my noble friend, but I would have been even more grateful if he had given...

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