Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 January 2008.

Elections: Review of Voting Systems

Question: What steps they intend to take in light of the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s Review of Voting Systems (Cm 7304).

Answer: My Lords, the Government have published a review as a contribution to the continuing debate on electoral reform. The next immediate step is to publish a White Paper on Lords reform that will honour the House of Commons vote in support of a substantially or fully elected Lords. The White Paper will include options on the type of voting system to be used for elections in the second Chamber. The deliberations of the cross-party working group on Lords reform will form the basis of the paper, which will be published within the next few months.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 698 c620
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Lead
Procedure: Topical questions (HL)
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: The governance of Britain - review of voting systems: the experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997.
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects: Electoral systems
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk