House of Lords: Membership Debate

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House of Lords: Membership

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Excerpts
Monday 14th March 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Anelay of St Johns Portrait Baroness Anelay of St Johns
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My Lords, there is time. We have had a question from the Cross Benches. Perhaps we might hear from the Liberal Democrats first and then the Cross Benches.

Lord Maclennan of Rogart Portrait Lord Maclennan of Rogart
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Does my noble friend agree that it would not necessarily interfere with the primacy of the House of Commons if all Ministers were answerable to the second Chamber on matters for which they had ministerial responsibility and, in particular, for the legislation that came from their departments?