House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates Does the hon.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates It is a pleasure to open for Her Majesty’s Government in this debate, and a particular pleasure to debate with the hon.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates I think that the hon.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates I had noticed that brass neck, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on making that point.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates As I have said, as was set out in the Conservative party manifesto, the Government recognise the need to reduce the size of the House of
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates I do not accept that characterisation at all.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates Tony Blair created far more peers than David Cameron.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates I am being generous in giving way, but I will give way.
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates We have a process whereby we accept that the size of the House of Lords needs to be looked at, but there are priorities, and that is not
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | Speaker’S Statement (Select Committee Chairs) | Commons debates I need to make some progress, if I may. Time is moving on, as Mr Speaker said.