Procedure Committee

Lord Trefgarne Excerpts

Wednesday 11th July 2018 Lords Chamber

Tabled by

[Lord Trefgarne]

As an amendment to the above motion at end insert: “but that this House regrets that the Committee has not reported on proposals to amend the procedures relating to hereditary peer by-elections and invites the Committee to reconsider such procedures and to report to the House”.

[Lord Trefgarne (Con)]

My Lords, I do not intend to delay your Lordships very long, as the noble Lord, Lord McFall, has already replied to my amendment. I will say only that I was aware that the matter was being considered by the Procedure Committee, but it was rather difficult for me to extract what conclusion it had reached. The first official information I have had is the remarks that the noble Lord has just made, for which I am grateful.

In reference to the earlier remarks of the noble Lord, Lord McFall, on the work of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and as chairman of that committee, I am happy to accept what has been decided.

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[The Senior Deputy Speaker]

This may confuse things even more, but I am informed by bush telegraph that the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, did not move his amendment.

[Lord Trefgarne]

My Lords, I apologise that I did not proceed as I should have done. I beg to move the amendment.

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[Lord Trefgarne]

I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

Amendment to the Motion withdrawn.