Proceeding contribution from Lord Gordon of Strathblane (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on House of Lords Bill [HL].
House of Lords Bill [HL]
Would it not be rather bizarre, considering that this House has on several occasions, by majorities usually of three to one, pronounced itself in favour of an all-appointed House, if we did not regard an all-appointed House as a legitimate stage 2? Surely the problem is that some people think that stage 2 must be the last stage of reform, whereas anyone with any sense knows that every human institution is in perpetual need of reform. Stage 2 need not preclude a stage 3 or a stage 4.
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- 697 c1530
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- 2007-08
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Elections House of Lords Hereditary peers Public appointments Peers Parliament Reform
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- House of Lords Bill (HL) 2007-08
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