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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on House of Lords Reform Bill.


House of Lords Reform Bill

My Lords, if the determination to follow and ensure democracy in this country is the aim of the Government and of us all, why is this suggestion now before us as a serious move when not one indication of public demand for this change has been made? In the many years I was a Member of the other place, I got not one request for this, either in a surgery or in thousands and thousands of letters. There are no marches; there are no banners waving about it. Where did it come from?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
727 c1282 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Bishops Elections House of Lords House of Lords composition Electoral systems Public appointments Peers Reform Single transferable vote Crossbenchers
Legislation
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk