I understand that and accept it. I honestly believe that in 1999 Ministers genuinely expected that a more fundamental reform would come forward long before today, but it has not happened—that is what we are faced with—and there is no sign of it happening in the very near future. Therefore, we have brought forward a package of reforms, which in the view of the former Lord Chancellor form sufficient—
House of Lords Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Steel of Aikwood
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 19 March 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on House of Lords Bill [HL].
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