House of Lords Appointments Commission Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

Lord Randall of Uxbridge Excerpts
Thursday 21st July 2022

(1 year, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, disruption is in the eye of the beholder. The historical policy of the Liberal Democrats is to replace your Lordships’ House with an elected Chamber.

Lord Randall of Uxbridge Portrait Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Con)
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My Lords, if he has the figures, or if he knows, can my noble friend say how many Peers previous Prime Ministers appointed? How many Peers were appointed by Tony Blair, for example?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, it was 374.