House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill [HL]

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Excerpts

Friday 9th September 2016 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen]

I thank my noble friend for that interjection, I think. However, we feel that this should be part of a larger reform, when that comes, but this is not the time to do that. On the other hand, the new Leader—

[Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab)]

My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the Minister, but perhaps she could explain why this Bill, which is small and incremental, is different from the other small and incremental Bills that the Government supported in the last Parliament, presumably because they were small and incremental, as she has already said?

[Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen]

It just would change the whole position of the House, and this is not the time to do that. What we want to do is to keep talking about this problem.