Proceeding contribution from Gareth Johnson (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 July 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on House of Lords Reform Bill.
House of Lords Reform Bill
There was no commitment in the manifesto I stood on effectively to abolish the House of Lords.
We need to be brave enough to say that the Lords works. It is not perfect, but it works. These proposals will ensure that the Lords operates in a party political manner. Legislation will be blocked or supported for purely party political reasons, rather than simply because the Lords believes that the legislation is wrong.
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- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 548 c204
- Session
- 2012-13
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Elections House of Lords House of Lords composition Reform
- Legislation
- House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) 2010-12
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- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
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