Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Gresford (LDEM - Life peer) In 1912, Keir Hardie and Arthur Henderson campaigned on the basis of the abolition of the House of Lords - Speech Link
2: Lord Campbell-Savours (LAB - Life peer) a referendum on House of Lords reform. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Stamford (LAB - Life peer) a referendum on House of Lords reform. - Speech Link
4: Lord Rennard (LDEM - Life peer) However, the report concluded that it would be appropriate to hold a referendum if abolition of either - Speech Link
5: Lord Elton (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Europe’s courts are based on Roman law, ours on common law. We are a monarchy. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jesse Norman (CON - Hereford and South Herefordshire) be put to the people in a referendum? - Speech Link
2: David Cameron (CON - Witney) On the question of a referendum more generally, I will merely say that every political party went into - Speech Link
3: David Davis (CON - Haltemprice and Howden) in the past couple of years on the issues of liberty and justice, which the Prime Minister knows I hold - Speech Link
4: David Amess (CON - Southend West) fact that we have a monarchy. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Campbell-Savours (LAB - Life peer) I want to concentrate today on the referendum and Clause 2.I favour a referendum due to what I believe - Speech Link
2: Lord Howard of Rising (CON - Life peer) Parliament so it can properly hold the government to account on behalf of voter. - Speech Link
3: Lord Haskel (LAB - Life peer) Of course there should be a referendum on such a major constitutional change, but only when the smaller - Speech Link
4: Lord Gordon of Strathblane (LAB - Life peer) First, the electorate will think, “Hold on. This House of Lords used to get an allowance. - Speech Link
5: Lord Cobbold (CB - Excepted Hereditary) or partly elected Senate is not reform but abolition, the abolition of an institution that has a unique - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Coaker (LAB - Life peer) interesting and insightful comments we have heard from a number of Members.It is a privilege to hold - Speech Link
2: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (LAB - Life peer) A growing proportion of those who reside in Northern Ireland are Irish, hold Irish passports, support - Speech Link
3: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (DUP - Life peer) Ambassadors to this country are appointed to the Court of St James’s, the seat of the monarchy, but on - Speech Link
4: Lord Swire (CON - Life peer) abolition—temporary or otherwise—of VAT on tourism. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Gerald Kaufman (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) On the Western Sahara, are there any developments at all in respect of the referendum? - Speech Link
2: Lord Hague of Richmond (CON - Life peer) the constitution passed in a referendum in July. - Speech Link
3: Martin Horwood (LDEM - Cheltenham) violence going on, and even while those organisations were still committed to the abolition of the Province - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (LAB - Life peer) power to hold a referendum—for example, “It’s just an opinion poll, not a referendum; it’s only advisory - Speech Link
2: Lord Lang of Monkton (CON - Life peer) They—the UK Government —should hold the independence referendum with which the First Minister of Scotland - Speech Link
3: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer) to hold a referendum, ensuring that it is done in a proper way is a matter for this Parliament. - Speech Link
4: Lord Sanderson of Bowden (CON - Life peer) Government have said that they will hold a referendum at the time of their choosing—no doubt with their - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market (CON - Life peer) I say to the noble Lord, Lord Ashdown, that if we had a referendum on reform of the House of Lords as - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Stamford (LAB - Life peer) limitation in which we could hold legislation and so on—we had a set of rules imposed on us with which - Speech Link
3: Baroness Brinton (LDEM - Life peer) party affiliation hold a monopoly on expertise. - Speech Link
4: Lord Elton (CON - Excepted Hereditary) It was invented to control the Crown in the days of absolute monarchy. - Speech Link
5: Lord Williamson of Horton (CB - Life peer) is not a party political contribution”.If, as many suggest, there ends up a referendum on the question - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Earl of Caithness (CON - Excepted Hereditary) We had a referendum on the alternative vote system. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde (LAB - Life peer) Will the Government hold a referendum on the outcome of any discussions? - Speech Link
3: Lord Kakkar (CB - Life peer) We recently had a referendum on methods of voting for the other place and the people of our country decided - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Strathclyde (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Therefore our intention is to introduce a Bill next year and to hold the first elections to the reformed - Speech Link
2: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (LAB - Life peer) in stages with the promise to put such proposals to the people in a referendum. - Speech Link
3: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (CON - Life peer) have the power to call a referendum on independence. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Boothroyd (CB - Life peer) That is absolutely true, but nor are the monarchy, the judiciary, the chiefs of the armed services, the - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) I wish to focus attention on the abolition of the role of the Peer, its replacement job description of - Speech Link
2: Baroness Quin (LAB - Life peer) power of voting in a referendum. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB - Life peer) The 2009 election of Welsh MEPs had a 30 per cent turnout; the March referendum this year on powers had - Speech Link
4: Lord Cormack (CON - Life peer) It may not be the intention, but the passing of this Bill would isolate the monarchy and make it vulnerable - Speech Link
5: Baroness Boothroyd (CB - Life peer) 8077, which amount to the abolition of the House of Lords, this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government - Speech Link