Proceeding contribution from Dominic Grieve (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. He may agree with me that whatever Lord Steel may say, the commitment that was given by Lord Irvine in clear and unequivocal terms—I shall quote only a small part of it—was that "the 10 per cent.", namely the remaining elected hereditaries,""will go only when stage two has taken place. So it is a guarantee that it will take place."—[Official Report, House of Lords, 30 March 1999; Vol. 599, c. 207.]" The right hon. Gentleman may agree that that and Lord Steel's comments are on two completely different topics. The temporary arrangement may have lasted a long time, but why should Lord Irvine's guarantee not remain good, seeing that stage 2 has not yet occurred?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 504 c690-1
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disciplinary proceedings Crime By-elections Constitutional and administrative law Elections House of Lords Disqualification Hereditary peers Misconduct Political parties Peers Parliament Life peers Reform Resignations
Legislation: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

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