Sentences with phrase «wholly elected chamber»

«Moving with deliberate speed» is the best way of achieve «what most of us want» which is either a substantially or wholly elected chamber, he said.

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A committee will look into ways of creating a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation.

The only promise there was to «establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation».

If a wholly or mainly elected Lords merely became an echo chamber, mirroring the Commons, with younger politicians and a similar working atmosphere, then it would lose the expertise and detailed questioning that is a benefit, not a hindrance to our democratic system.

The Labour leader said: «We had a very clear manifesto position, which was for a referendum, a 100 % wholly elected second chamber and proper codification of powers.

The prime minister is demanding that Tory MPs support the reform plans to shore up the coalition as Clegg has made clear that introducing a «wholly or mainly elected upper chamber» remains a vital element of the agreement between the two parties.

Liberal Democrat constitutional affairs spokesman Simon Hughes welcomed the plans, saying they were a «serious effort» to complete Lords reform that actually began in 1911, although he said his party would be voting for a wholly or substantially elected chamber.

Britain should have a wholly elected second chamber in a radical departure from tradition, MPs voted last night.

The Commons will vote on a series of options for reforming the second chamber, ranging from wholly appointed to wholly elected.

Simon Hughes, Lib Dem constitutional affairs spokesman, said: «It would be a serious setback to our democratic credentials as a country if the Commons does not vote this week for a wholly or predominately elected second chamber.

Arguing that a hybrid chamber would fail, Blair tells MPs they would have to choose between a wholly elected or wholly appointed second chamber.

Had we pressed ahead with our plans for a mostly or wholly elected Lords there would have been a second chamber election mid-way though this parliamentary term, giving us a chance to put a new Labour agenda to the public and — in the event of a win — prove to ourselves and to the country that we can be election winners again.

A number of ministerial aides are reported to have indicated they would rather resign than support legislation for a largely - or wholly - elected upper chamber.

The deputy prime minister published a plan last month to replace the Lords with a wholly — or 80 % — elected chamber of about 300 peers.

Brown is having to navigate between Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, who wants to retain 20 % of the places for appointed peers, and Jack Straw, the justice secretary, who favours a wholly elected second chamber.

It does not envisage a wholly elected second chamber.

Primacy and powers One criticism typically levelled against the adoption of a wholly or largely elected chamber is that it would represent a threat to the primacy of the Commons.

To «re-invigorate our democracy» reform of the House of Lords would turn it into a wholly or mainly elected second chamber; there would be greater devolution of power to local communities; and greater opportunities would be created for holding public bodies accountable.