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Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 October 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

Let me press the hon. and learned Gentleman on the right hon. Gentleman's point. All three parties are signed up to reform of the House of Lords, to put it on a wholly or mainly elected basis. The hon. and learned Gentleman just repeated that pledge. Will it be a pledge that any future Conservative Administration would implement in their first term, bearing in mind that the legislation would be pretty straightforward? [Hon. Members: "You're on your fourth."] What we have achieved since February 2007 is a clear consensus and lots of complicated detail, which were not there before. Now that the hon. and learned Gentleman has the template, will he implement it?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
497 c820 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Courts British nationality Conduct Devolution Civil servants Civil service Diplomatic service Attorney General By-elections Elections Human rights House of Lords Judiciary Electoral register Hereditary peers Government departments Judges Electoral systems Misconduct Northern Ireland Public appointments Parliament Square Protest Public expenditure Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Peers Parliament Special advisers Public order National Audit Office Overseas residence Scotland Tribunals Treaties Reform Wales Voting rights Royal prerogative Civil Service Commission
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
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