§ Lord CamoysMy Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a message from Her Majesty the Queen signed by her own hand. The message is as follows:
I have received your Address and relying on the wisdom of my Parliament, I desire that my prerogative and interest in so far as they relate to the composition of the House of Lords shall not stand in the way of considerations by Parliament during the present Session of any measure amending the composition of the House of Lords by providing for the election to that House of holders of Hereditary Peerages from an Electoral College consisting of Peers and of certain other Lords and for related purposes".