Member

On prime ministerial patronage, it was extremely interesting to see the recent research by the Constitution Unit of UCL, which showed that an overwhelming proportion of people oppose the idea that the Prime Minister should appoint Peers at all. They have seen how the current system works, and they do not like it. But the way round the issue of prime ministerial patronage is the same as the way round issues of balance between the parties, the size of the House, retirement, attendance and participation requirements—all the things that we have been spending many tedious hours discussing. But it is very simple: let the place be elected.