Perhaps I could intervene on that to say: but of course not. The people who tend to be involved do not like the boat being rocked, which is part of the problem. The establishment of a political area are the last people who would want greater accountability through another body. Regrettably, that is the way in which politics works: we are defensive
about our own seats of power, and that is the danger of this proposal. I apologise to my noble friend Lord Tyler.