Proceeding contribution from Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 19 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on House of Lords Bill [HL].

House of Lords Bill [HL]

I want to ask again the question posed by the noble Lord, Lord Gordon, about where in the Bill it says that the commission will meet in secret. If the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, is saying that this is a debate in principle about a statutory Appointments Commission it is difficult to reconcile what he is saying with his support for my noble kinsman, who I supported at Second Reading, and the work of the Appointments Commission, which the noble Lord, Lord Jay, said he would like to be put on a statutory basis.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 709 c435
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: By-elections House of Lords Eligibility Hereditary peers Public appointments Peers Life peers Appointments Commission
Legislation: House of Lords Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

House of Lords Bill [HL]

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