House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] Debate
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Lord Thomas of Gresford
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
Lord Thomas of Gresford ExcerptsFriday 7th September 2018
(6 years, 3 months ago)
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Lord Northbrook
The noble Lord is correct on Scottish representation—I said earlier in my speech that the Scots were adequately represented. As I understood it, only one of the 92 was a Northern Irish Peer, and I wanted to see that process continued among both nationalities.
Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD)
Does the noble Lord agree that there is therefore a lacuna in the Act of Union of 1542 which incorporated Wales into the United Kingdom? Would he accept that Henry VIII powers should be put into this Act to amend that particular lacuna?
Lord Northbrook
Far be it from me to debate with the noble Lord, but as I understand it, the concept of representative Peers did not apply to Wales, while it did to Northern Ireland and Scotland.