Charlie Elphicke
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(5 years, 10 months ago)
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Chloe Smith
As you will know, Mr Speaker, because you spent many hours in the Chair, we spent several hundred hours debating the Bill. I am proud that it has attained Royal Assent. I think we can all agree that that will provide greater certainty to businesses and citizens as we exit the EU. It is a shame that the Scottish National party seems not to be interested in that.
Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Ind)
Does the Minister agree that the House of Lords would be vastly improved if it was smaller and democratic?
Chloe Smith
I echo what my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said about the role we see for the House of Lords: it should continue as a scrutinising Chamber but respect the primacy of the Commons, which certainly is the democratically elected Chamber.