My Lords, it is my duty to notify the House of the retirements of several noble Lords and of the fact that a number of other noble Lords have ceased to be Members of the House by virtue of non-attendance in the last Session of Parliament. In so doing, I should like to thank all the noble Lords and noble Baronesses for their many years of service to the House and Parliament.
The following noble Lords have retired from the House, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014: the noble and learned Lord, Lord Saville of Newdigate, with effect from 20 June; the noble Baroness, Lady Fritchie, with effect from 1 July; the noble Lord, Lord Rana, with effect from 2 July; the noble Lord, Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, with effect from 4 July; the noble Lord, Lord MacKenzie of Culkein, with effect from 8 July; and the noble Baroness, Lady King of Bow, with effect from 9 July.
In addition, the following noble Lords ceased to be Members of the House on 9 July, pursuant to Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, by virtue of non-attendance in the last Session: the noble Lords, Lord Black of Crossharbour, Lord Davies of Oldham, Lord Kalms, Lord Prescott and Lord Willoughby de Broke, and the noble Baroness, Lady Corston.