Member

The noble Baroness spoke about an elected House; that was not part of our manifesto. What we spoke about was an alternative second Chamber. She is right that we need wider engagement, and we also spoke about how we would engage the public on that. There are different ways that can be done, but that is for the longer-term reform. The immediate reforms before us now concern the hereditary Peers. At the next stage, I hope we can reach agreement prior to legislation on issues such as participation and retirement age. The size of the House is also quite interesting, but that follows from those two.