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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Elis-Thomas (Crossbench). It was answered on Monday, 23 February 2009.


Elections: Members of the House of Lords

Question
My Lords, I ask the Minister for advice on a personal dilemma. I am a former elected Member of the House of Commons, a Member of this House and, of course, an elected Member of the National Assembly for Wales. I can vote in National Assembly elections and council elections and yet am still debarred from influencing what goes on down the Corridor. How soon am I to be delivered from this conundrum?
Answer

My Lords, I come back to what I said at the start: if, after the next election, a Bill to reform this House can be passed through Parliament, the noble Lord can rest fairly assured that one of the provisions of that Bill will be that he will be able to vote at the general election after next.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
708 c4 
Session
2008-09
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
House of Lords General elections Peers Voting rights
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk