Commons Financial Privilege Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Commons Financial Privilege

Andrew Turner Excerpts
Wednesday 28th October 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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As I said earlier, we will give more details about the panel’s composition and terms of reference shortly.

Andrew Turner Portrait Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)
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Is it not true that although changes to the House of Lords might be necessary, the last thing we want is another House of Commons?

Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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My hon. Friend sets out one of the great subjects of debate: if we replace the House of Lords with something else, should it be elected? As he knows, that has been debated several times since he and I were first elected in 2001, and I suspect that it will now be debated again. The important thing, from my point of view, is to deal in the coming months with the apparent wrecking strategy that Labour and the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords appear to be taking to the platform of the elected Government, so we have to resolve these matters quickly.