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House of Lords Reform

Proceeding contribution from Andrew Murrison (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 January 2016. It occurred during Backbench debate on House of Lords Reform.

I am very pleased that my hon. Friend has raised the issue of experts. If the public think about the upper House, they often think of it as a Chamber full of experts. Many of them are experts, but the trouble is that there is nothing more “ex” than an ex-expert. That point supports the argument he is advancing. To avoid the ex-expert phenomenon, should we put a limit on the number of years for which peers serve?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
604 c1072 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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