House of Lords: Future Location Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Leader of the House

Lord West of Spithead

Main Page: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)

Department Debates - View all Lord West of Spithead's debates with the Leader of the House


UK Holocaust Memorial

House of Lords: Future Location

Lord West of Spithead Excerpts

Unconscionable Conduct in Commerce Bill [HL]
Monday 20th January 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

My Lords, I agree with my noble friend. There may be other and possibly more substantial ways to bring jobs and investment to the north of England than relocating the House of Lords.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab)
- Hansard -
-

My Lords, as a great maritime nation, if we are going to do anything as Bodmin as splitting us from the Commons, I hope No. 10 might consider using one of the great Cunarders as somewhere for the Lords to be based. It could then be used to go and visit all parts of the United Kingdom.

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

My Lords, the noble Lord puts forward an extremely imaginative idea, which again will be listened to.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page