Elections Bill

Debate between Baroness Deech and Earl Howe
Lords Hansard - Part 1 & Committee stage
Monday 28th March 2022

(3 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Deech Portrait Baroness Deech (CB)
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My Lords, may I point out one other anomaly? I imagine everyone in this House pays tax, and yet we do not have the vote. I think that is really rather unfair and hope to see that rectified.

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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The noble Baroness, Lady Deech, is, of course, quite correct and we will be looking at the question of voting rights for noble Lords in a subsequent group of amendments.

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