House of Lords: Reform Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

House of Lords: Reform

Lord McNally Excerpts
Wednesday 20th July 2011

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack
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My Lords—

Lord McNally Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally)
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My Lords, I think that seniority gives it to my noble friend Lord Tyler.

Lord Tyler Portrait Lord Tyler
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My Lords, among the representations he has been examining, has my noble friend seen the report published on Monday entitled The End of the Peer Show?, in which Mr Hilary Benn has committed the Labour Party to a continuing campaign based on its manifesto commitment for a wholly elected House of Lords? Is my noble friend aware of any successful parliamentary candidate who arrived in the other place committed to voting against his party’s manifesto?