Proceeding contribution from Lord Howe of Aberavon (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Friday, 21 October 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on House of Lords Reform Bill [HL].
House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]
My Lords, one very short reason for refraining from supporting this proposition is the fact that the Welsh Assembly is known as Senedd, which has been adopted because it is the original meaning of the word senate. Senedd in Welsh means a ““law-making Assembly””. If we were to become an English law-making Assembly, it does not seem to me suitable. Senedd and senate would be capable of confusion with each other, so let us for heaven’s sake stay where we are.
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- 731 c478
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- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
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- House of Lords Disqualification Hereditary peers House of Lords composition Referendums Peers Reform Appointments Commission
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- House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) 2010-12
- House of Lords (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2010-12
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