Lord Lexden and his Constitution Committee colleagues publish report on the Lord Chancellorship 15th December 2014 Alistair Lexden has been a member of the Lords all-party Select Committee on the Constitution since 2012. The Committee began a detailed inquiry into the office... Recent News
Lord Lexden challenges the Commonwealth on human rights 12th December 2014 On December 11 the Lords held a debate on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Having spoken a few days earlier on tuberculosis, Alistair Lexden concentrated on HIV/... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden urges the government to maintain its spending on health research and development 9th December 2014 AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis are the three great killer diseases in the world today. Government spending is vital in the search for new drugs that will combat... SpeechesRecent News
Lord Lexden responds to a major Northern Ireland announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 5th December 2014 In his Autumn Statement on December 3, the Chancellor announced that the government intended to devolve corporation tax rates to the Northern Ireland Executive... Recent News
Lord Lexden calls for all-party agreement on a code of electoral conduct 2nd December 2014 A hard-fought election campaign lies ahead next year. All the political parties need to commit themselves clearly to the highest standards in all aspects of... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden welcomes surge in interest in classics in schools 28th November 2014 Latin is now being taught in more state schools than independents. Alistair Lexden drew attention to this significant development during question time in the... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden takes part in Lords debate on First World War centenary 27th November 2014 Lord Lexden has taken part in a Lords debate on the centenary of the First World War. The debate, which dealt specifically with the contributions made to the... SpeechesRecent News
'Sign up more British citizens overseas to vote’, says Lord Lexden 26th November 2014 British citizens who have been living abroad for less than fifteen years are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections. The Conservative Party has pledged to... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden delivers his final address to mark the tercentenary of the Hanoverian succession 21st November 2014 On 20 November he spoke at a meeting of the British-German Association, concluding his series of three addresses on the crisis in British politics created by... Recent News
