House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Debate between Lord Northbrook and Earl Attlee
Committee stage
Wednesday 12th March 2025
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Wednesday 12th March 2025
(3 weeks, 3 days ago)
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Earl Attlee (Con)
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for moving his amendment. However, I am not convinced that it is a very good idea, not least because it would alter the constitution and enable this House to exclude Members of another place from coming here at some point, without affording them the opportunity to say no or to express their concerns.
Lord Northbrook (Con)
My Lords, I am not quite sure what
“resolution of the House of Lords”
means: whether it is by amendment and, considering the mechanics of the whole thing, whether it would also have to go through the House of Commons. I am slightly perplexed at how this amendment would work in practice.