House of Lords: Appointments Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

House of Lords: Appointments

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Excerpts
Thursday 30th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My Lords, regrettably I cannot do that as I do not have the privilege of being a member of your Lordships’ Appointments Commission, so ably chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Bew. I will write to the noble Baroness, having consulted him.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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My Lords, in view of the Question of the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, on reviewing the criteria for appointments to the House, could we carry out such a review to establish why, given the Liberals’ performance at two general elections, we have ended up with more than 100 Liberal Peers?

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My Lords, I would think the Liberal Democrats’ adherence to the principle of proportional representation should raise various questions in their minds on that issue.