Question

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government's policy is on reform of the House of Lords.

The Government remains fully committed to the principle of House of Lords Reform. In a modern democracy, there should be elected members in both Houses, which was the intention of the Government’s House of Lords Reform Bill in 2012.

The Government continues to favour a reformed upper House containing mostly elected members even though it has not been possible to pass legislation to achieve this in this Parliament.