http://www.jonworth.eu/baroness-vadera-the-next-uk-name-in-the-frame-for-the-commission/ At the intersection of the EU, UK politics and tech Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jonworth.eu/baroness-vadera-the-next-uk-name-in-the-frame-for-the-commission/comment-page-1/#comment-123876 Jon Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:01:50 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/?p=2528#comment-123876 Ah, yes, I am aware of the leave of absence... it's more of a UK peculiarity than anything else, as it's impossible to resign a life peerage. Notable that leave of absence was not enough for the case of Baroness Ludford for whom orders in Parliament were needed to remove her life peerage so she could carry on as a MEP. Ah, yes, I am aware of the leave of absence… it’s more of a UK peculiarity than anything else, as it’s impossible to resign a life peerage. Notable that leave of absence was not enough for the case of Baroness Ludford for whom orders in Parliament were needed to remove her life peerage so she could carry on as a MEP.

]]> http://www.jonworth.eu/baroness-vadera-the-next-uk-name-in-the-frame-for-the-commission/comment-page-1/#comment-123875 Lord Toby Harris Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:52:02 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/?p=2528#comment-123875 Cathy Ashton took Leave of Absence (see http://www.parliament.uk/faq/lords_leave_of_absence.cfm) from the House of Lords when she was appointed to the European Commission - in essence it was agreed she need not obey her Writ of Summons to attend the House, so she cannot legally attend sittings of the House while her Leave of Absence is still in force. Shriti Vadera could do the same. Cathy Ashton took Leave of Absence (see http://www.parliament.uk/faq/lords_leave_of_absence.cfm) from the House of Lords when she was appointed to the European Commission – in essence it was agreed she need not obey her Writ of Summons to attend the House, so she cannot legally attend sittings of the House while her Leave of Absence is still in force. Shriti Vadera could do the same.

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