Draft House of Lords Reform Bill Debate

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Baroness Walmsley

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Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

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Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions and Community Energy Saving) (Amendment) Order 2011
Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, the Parliament Act is a matter of statute law. It is our view that it would be illegal to use the Parliament Act when changing the composition or powers of this Chamber.

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Does my noble friend the Leader of the House agree that it should not surprise any noble Lord that the Government wish to bring forward legislation to realise a matter that was in the manifestos of every single major party in the last election—and that we should get on with it?

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