Lords
1 Britishnoun
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They are also arguing the move would unblock the passage of its wider employment rights bill through Parliament, after the House of Lords twice voted for a six-month period, delaying its progress.
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But in recent weeks the House of Lords has twice voted in favour of a six-month period, slowing the legislation's passage through Parliament.
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Lord Charlie Falconer, who is steering the Bill through the Lords, said the extra dates mean that up to 24 April, there will have been 16 days for consideration of the legislation in the Lords.
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Two peers are set to be suspended from the House of Lords for breaching rules on providing parliamentary services in return for "payment or reward".
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One former Treasury minister, Lord Bridges, told the Lords: "This is not a fiscal buffer; it is a fiscal wafer, so thin and fragile that it will snap at the slightest tap."
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