House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Debate between Lord Lucas and Lord Newby
Committee stage
Monday 10th March 2025
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Monday 10th March 2025
(3 weeks, 5 days ago)
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Lord Newby (LD)
Yes, it would constrain the Prime Minister’s powers; that is what I want to do. In my view, the Prime Minister has, on rare occasions in the past, acted in a manner that has allowed people who HOLAC thought improper to become Members of your Lordships’ House. That is what I want to stop.
Lord Lucas (Con)
My Lords, does it not strike the noble Lord as interesting that, in this amendment, he recommends the power of appointed people over elected people whereas in previous amendments he recommended the exact opposite?
Lord Newby (LD)
It may be interesting to the noble Lord; I think it is totally irrelevant to this case. We are obviously done with this issue today. I will withdraw my amendment but I will come back to it on Report.