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Ministerial statement on Monday, 14 July 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

House of Lords: Reform

Lords statement on House of Lords reform.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
703 c987-1003 
Session
2007-08
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Higgins | 703 c1002 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have a system of government that is 100 per cent democratic, and I do not believe that ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c1002 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord is being a little unkind about the Government’s undertaking. We made clear ...
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Lord Grocott | 703 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is not a fundamental flaw at the heart of the White Paper that it treats the major reform ...
Lord Bach | 703 c1002 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is probably the last question, and it is the Liberal Democrats’ turn.
Lord Goodhart | 703 c1002 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree—
Lord Steel of Aikwood | 703 c1002 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is not the most surprising feature—
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c1003 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, I do not accept that at all. That is why the White Paper puts forward four options in ...
Lord Goodhart | 703 c1002-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister agree that Tony Blair’s commitment in 1997 that no one party should have...
Lord Wakeham | 703 c998-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for the very kind references to our Royal Commission report in...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I pay tribute again to the noble Lord for his chairmanship and leadership of the Royal Com...
Bishop of Exeter | 703 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, and welcome the White Paper. We on ...
Lord Wright of Richmond | 703 c1000-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like most noble Lords, I have not been given the opportunity even to skim the White Paper ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not agree. We need to go back to the reason why the first cross-party group was estab...
Bishop of Exeter | 703 c999-1000 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in welcoming the continuing presence of Lords Spiritual in this House, would the Minister ...
Lord Bach | 703 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the right reverend Prelate for interrupting him, but I wonder if he could a...
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 703 c1000 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome such modest progress as has been made towards the democratisation of the second ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c987-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made in another place by my rig...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c998 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend perhaps has put the ““price of bread”” question to me. Of course, one woul...
Lord Cunningham of Felling | 703 c998 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is my noble friend aware that, if legitimacy is the underlying argument driving this forwa...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c996-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, noble Lords will have a flavour of the fascinating discussions that we have had in the 12 ...
Baroness D'Souza | 703 c994-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and offer congratulations to the team of ...
Lord Tyler | 703 c993-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches warmly welcome the Statement and the White Paper. The approach fulfils...
Lord Strathclyde | 703 c990-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that the Statement is being presented to Parliament on 14 July, when the French celebrate ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c990 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think I know where your Lordships stand on this. ““Mr Speaker, the cross-party group fa...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c1000 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord says that little progress has been made. In the history of Lords reform the...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 703 c1001-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been aware of my noble friend’s views on Lords reform for a long time. He puts his ...
Subjects
Bishops Elections House of Lords Eligibility Disqualification Hereditary peers House of Lords composition Electoral systems Pay Powers Public appointments Life peers Reform
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