There was a good debate yesterday on the House of Lords Bill, designed to introduce changes to strengthen the House. There were thirty-five speakers. Given the number, each back-bench speech was limited to six minutes. So effective were members in making their points succinctly that we finished ahead of time. You can read the debate…
Both Houses of Parliament are, by international standards, exceptionally large; indeed, we have the largest Parliament in the democratic world. David Cameron, in an interview with The Financial Times, has suggested that the number of seats in the House of Commons be reduced by sixty. When I chaired the Commission to Strengthen Parliament, established by…
