It's fair to say that Lord Wigley is not a regular visitor to the National Liberal Club.

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But, since Mr Blair remains unpersuaded of the case for reform, his willingness to contemplate so distinguished a chairman as Lord Jenkins shows his commitment to fair dealing with the Lib Dems.

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Lord Harris is generally quite a fair-minded chap and he knows perfectly well that increased spending on cybersecurity was all but inevitable, whichever government came to power after the May 2010 election, such is the political will on both sides of the House.

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Speaking about the proposals to MPs at the commons culture committee, Lord Hall said they represent a "fair way forward" for staff and for licence fee payers.

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Shadow business, innovation and skills spokesman Lord Young of Norwood Green echoed the call for "fair and equal access to internships regardless of parental income".

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Conservative peer Lord Lawson gave his "strongest possible support" to the "excellent" bill, while fellow Tory Lord Fraser told peers it should be given a "fair wind".

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But former bishop of Oxford, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, said in response that a "fair number" of serving bishops supported gay marriage but were unable to say so publicly.

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Kathleen Tattersall, chair of Ofqual, has appointed Lord Sutherland to lead the investigation into what went wrong and she promises a "fair, thorough and transparent inquiry".

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Winding up the debate, Treasury Minister Lord Sassoon said it was "more important than ever" that businesses and individuals pay their fair share of tax.

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Mr Brown vigorously rejects one criticism that, these days, is sometimes aimed at New Labour, the pro-market social-democratic force of which, along with Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister, and Lord Mandelson, now the business secretary, he was a progenitor: that it was a fair-weather creed.

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But Lord Lipsey argues that as the state invested next to nothing in the Tote, it is only fair that racing recoups what it helped build.

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