House of Lords: Reform Debate

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House of Lords: Reform

Lord Strathclyde Excerpts
Wednesday 1st December 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Strathclyde Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)
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My Lords, there is time for only one more question. Noble Lords cannot all stand up at the same time.

Lord Strathclyde Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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This is a question we will come back to many times. There is time for only one more question. The noble Lord, Lord Pearson, has been trying to get in consistently since the beginning and I suggest that we hear from him. There will be many other opportunities.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch Portrait Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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My Lords, if it is true that the Government are appointing new Peers in proportion to the votes cast at the general election, why does UKIP not have 24 Peers in your Lordships’ House and why did the Prime Minister refuse a single extra Peer?