Abolition Of The House Of Lords Appointments Commission

EDM number 1282 in 2002-03, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 21/05/2003.

That this House notes that the House of Lords Appointments Commission has, since its creation, recommended one batch of People's Peers in April 2001 and nothing since; further notes from its web site that it is still actively soliciting applications from putative peers; is deeply concerned that the Commission's running costs are estimated at ú120,000 for the past year during which time it has met twice; and believes that the Commission no longer serves a useful purpose, if it ever did, and should be wound up forthwith.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.