House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
Debate between Earl of Erroll and Lord Rennard
Report stage (Hansard): House of Lords
Friday 15th March 2019
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Friday 15th March 2019
(5 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Rennard
The noble Earl is well aware of our position in support of having a properly constituted appointments commission on a statutory basis, but that is not the purpose of the Bill. The purpose of the amendment seeking to put forward that idea, which we have long supported, is simply to prevent proper consideration of the abolition of hereditary Peers’ by-elections, which continue to bring the House into disrepute. Such interventions seeking to delay progress are further bringing the House into disrepute.
The Earl of Erroll
So how on earth does the noble Lord hope to get what he wants to achieve? He will not be able to sponsor a Bill to get it through. This is his only chance.