Hereditary Peers: By-elections Debate

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Hereditary Peers: By-elections

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Excerpts
Wednesday 10th November 2021

(2 years, 12 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, I regret that I do not agree with my noble friend. He will know that the position of the Government is that we do not favour piecemeal reform and that overall reform needs careful consideration.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
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My Lords, the role and composition of a second Chamber would be appropriately discussed by a constitutional convention. The noble Lord may recall that his party’s manifesto promised us the establishment of a constitutional convention, which should appropriately be on an all-party basis. The Government appear to have abandoned that. Will the Minister pledge to argue with his colleagues that they should reconsider it?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, again, we have discussed this before. I have made clear in this House and the Government have made clear that the proposed groundwork of the commission is being carried forward in separate workstreams—for example, the Faulks review on judicial work. We have decided to pursue this through separate workstreams.