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Proceeding contribution from Lord Wills (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 10 May 2012. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Queen's Speech.

I think the noble Lord was just about to come on to my question. There has already been quite a lot of discussion about a constitutional convention—I have been in favour of one for many years—but there is a key question about its composition. The Scottish Constitutional Convention was largely constituted of the great and the good. I notice that the alternative report of the Select Committee also suggested already established figures in our society. Does the noble Lord see any merit in broadening it to include a demographically representative swathe of the British people to participate in discussions about the future of their own constitution?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
737 c56 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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