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Written question asked by Lord Tebbit (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 March 2012.


House of Lords: Membership

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 27 February (WA 275), and to the statement by Lord Strathclyde on 9 February (Official Report, col. 359), that ““the Government are working towards the objective of creating a second chamber that reflects the share of the votes secured by the political parties at the last general election””, whether they intend to create Members of the House of Lords representing the UK Independence Party, the Green Party or the British National Party; and how they are calculating the number of Cross-Bench Peers to be created.
Answer

The coalition agreement sets out the Government's policy on this issue. It is for the Prime Minister to determine the number of nominations for life peerages.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16064; 735 c442WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
House of Lords: Membership
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Oral questions
House of Lords
House of Lords: Membership
Monday, 27 February 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
House of Lords Public appointments Peers British National Party Crossbenchers UK Independence Party Green Party
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk