House of Lords: Appointments Debate

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House of Lords: Appointments

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Monday 24th January 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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No, my Lords, I do not agree with that. Obviously, it depends what base you take for your statistics. The noble Lord opposite referred to the political House, which is now 32.1% Labour; the Labour vote share at the last general election was 32.1%.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, can my noble friend tell me whether the Prime Minister has read, marked, learned and inwardly digested the Burns report, which has been twice endorsed by your Lordships’ House and points a sensible way forward?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, I cannot comment on the reading matter of the Prime Minister. However, I have told the House that neither his predecessor nor the current Prime Minister have committed themselves to the specific proposals on the size of the House.