House of Lords Appointments Commission

Lord Lea of Crondall Excerpts

Tuesday 15th September 2015 Lords Chamber

Moved by

[Lord Lea of Crondall]

That this House calls on all political parties to work together, in conjunction with a statutory House of Lords Appointments Commission, to ensure that recommendations for future appointments to the House (including those arising from the internal mechanisms of the parties themselves) are made with a view both to enhancing the reputation of the House and to ensuring an appropriate balance between the political parties.

[Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab)]

My Lords, many speakers have acknowledged the central feature of my Motion, which is that the size of the House, which has been the single most important point in the debate, depends on numbers coming in as well as number going out. I am glad to know that that is now generally accepted. I beg to ask leave to withdraw my Motion.

Motion withdrawn.