Devolution: England

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Excerpts

Wednesday 13th July 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach]

That is not for me to say; I guess that is for the English people to say. Given that roughly 85 per cent of the membership of the House of Commons comes from English constituencies, one of the solutions may be not to change the devolution settlement in respect of England.

[Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]

My Lords, surely the outcome of the commission that the noble Lord has said the Government will set up within the year will have an impact on consideration of Lords reform. Given that, does the noble Lord agree that we had better wait to see the outcome of the commission’s work before bringing legislation before your Lordships' House?