The caterwauling of the Liberal alley cats has caused me a little bit of concern, and I should like a bit of clarification from the Government on what it means to be elected or accepted and elected or appointed. By my reckoning, about 420 Members of this House have been appointed by Mr Blair or Mr Brown under what you would call parliamentary patronage. I would be grateful if we could have a definition from the Government. An appointed Peer is someone appointed under the Life Peerages Act 1958. An elected hereditary Peer is someone accepted under the House of Lords Act 1999 and then elected. Is that true or is it not true? I beg to move.
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Selsdon
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 April 2010.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
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Debate on bills on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.
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