§ Lord Strathclydeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 18 September (HL Deb, col. 1066) that "attempts were made to reach a consensus. This House rejected an elected element and voted for an appointed-only Chamber" and that the Government intended to proceed to legislate for an appointed-only House of Lords, whether the same principle will be applied in the case of hunting, where unsuccessful attempts have been made to reach a consensus and where the House of Lords has on a free vote rejected a ban on hunting and voted for registered hunting; and. if not, why not. [HL5038]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)Legislation is normally passed by agreement between the two Houses of Parliament. If the House of Lords fails to pass any Bill, for whatever reason, it is a matter for the House of Commons to decide what to do; in the case of the Hunting Bill, on a free vote.