HL Deb 17 May 1999 vol 601 c10WA
The Marquess of Ailesbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which states of the European Union have second parliamentary chambers with a wholly nominated membership. [HL2328]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

There are no states of the European Union which have a second parliamentary chamber with a wholly nominated membership.