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Public Expenditure: Members of Parliament

Debate between Lord McNally and Lord Boston of Faversham
Tuesday 26th October 2010

(14 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Boston of Faversham Portrait Lord Boston of Faversham
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that the cost of reducing membership of the House of Commons by any number would be worth paying? Does he also agree that the cost of providing 300 directly elected Members of your Lordships’ House would not be worth paying?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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These are judgments that Parliament will make in due course. The argument for reducing to 600 has been well discussed at the other end of the Corridor and has been moving with all due speed. We will shortly have the opportunity to debate these issues ourselves.

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