Why does the hon. Gentleman assume that the appointed Chamber has to be based on some sort of centralised patronage? Why could we not have employers, trade unions, religious bodies, the professions, students and so on each electing their own Members to the second Chamber, thereby ensuring diversity and expertise, and changing the franchise so that the second Chamber is so different from this place that it will not be a threat?
House of Lords Reform
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Levitt
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 March 2007.
It occurred during Debate on House of Lords Reform.
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