Business of the House

The Leader of House will know that today the Secretary of State for Justice has published a document about the review of voting systems. He said that it remained the Government's view that, as a change to the voting system used for this House would have significant effects on the way in which democracy works, it would come into effect only if it were endorsed by a referendum. What confidence should the public have that that promise of a referendum on any change to the voting system will mean any more than the promise of one on a European constitution?