Member

I have to say to the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, that the authorities in both Houses consider that the kind of amendments that have been put down—I am not referring to specific amendments, but there are amendments probing issues such as participation, age limits and the prospect of democratisation of the House—are within scope. It would seem to me utterly incredible, having been provided no opportunity to this date, that the House of Lords should not consider some of those things. Who better? If there is no White Paper, no discussion, no royal commission and no Joint Committee, who better than the Members of your Lordships’ House to bring our collective experience to bear and assist the Government in their reflections on how the House should go forward?