Lord Foulkes of Cumnock – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the The Lord Chairman of Committees

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the current number of Members of the House (1) not on leave of absence, and (2) on leave of absence.

Lord Laming

815 members are not on leave of absence or disqualified as members of the judiciary; 30 have taken leave of absence; 8 are disqualified as members of the judiciary.

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