Business of the House — Motion on Standing Orders

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:15 pm on 7 April 2010.

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Photo of Lord Trefgarne Lord Trefgarne Conservative 5:15, 7 April 2010

My Lords, I must say that I am in a very nasty dilemma. As several noble Lords have said, the noble Baroness is not able to give an assurance that the Government will now confine the Bill to the four elements that a number of noble Lords have said they would approve, and at a pinch, I would too. If the noble Baroness is prepared to say that she will recommend to her right honourable friends that we proceed only as proposed, I guess that I would be content. But she is not even prepared to say that. The noble Baroness is the Leader of your Lordships' House and a member of the Cabinet, but she is not prepared even to give her recommendation.