Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 1 December 2010.
House of Lords: Reform
- Question
- Does my noble friend agree that the best way to make progress would be if the Labour Party, instead of bringing in ex-MPs who are refuseniks on reform of your Lordships' House, stuck to its manifesto commitments, made not just at the last election but at many other elections, to reform this House comprehensively?
- Answer
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My noble friend makes some valid points, but I think that it is unfair to say that the ex-MPs who come in are against Lords reform. It usually takes them two or three weeks before they become enthusiastic supporters of the House. I see in his place the noble Lord, Lord McAvoy, who has taken to the ermine like a duck to water.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 722 c1473-4
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- House of Lords House of Lords composition Public appointments Life peers Reform
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