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House of Lords Bill [HL]

The establishment of a committee is entirely in the hands of the House and individual Members. If a committee—or committees, given that there is more than one view on Lords reform—is established, the Government have said that they are happy to come before it. I enjoyed a very engaging interrogation by Sir Patrick Cormack’s committee just a few weeks ago. I am entirely relaxed about going through that again and appearing before any committee established in your Lordships’ House.