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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, to assist the House, paragraph 8.153 in the Companion says that: “An issue which has been fully debated and voted on or negatived at a previous stage of a bill may not…09 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 44 ( No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day ) be dispensed with on 10 July to allow the Supply and Appropriation Bill (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill to…08 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble Lord says this is not about all nominations but just those from the Prime Minister. However, the only other nominations other than the HOLAC-appointed ones come through…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, for an erudite and entertaining speech. His amendment is similar to one that was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThose four Cross-Benchers have come through the route of public service, and there is still obviously the expectation that HOLAC would have its appointments done separately. I…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI would say to my noble friend that we all have an interest in the retirement age because we all hope to approach one at some point in our lives. He is right. I am not going to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am keen to make progress on these issues in what I call bite-sized chunks. I have always referred to these two issues as being stage 2. They are the two issues that…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillNo, my Lords, that would not be in the remit. It would be purely on the issues of participation and retirement age.02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I really hope that would not be the case. One of the reasons why I said we wanted to see what could be done more quickly is that some things may be able to be done by…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a question of stages, and these are certainly issues we should make progress on. The more issues we discuss, the less likely we are to move forwards, as we have…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord did not mention the number of seats his own party is projected to get, but I think it is a little irrelevant. Members of this House are best placed to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I do not imagine that that would be discussed by this Select Committee, which will look at the two specific issues that have been raised. We will debate the matter that…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf it helps the noble Lord, I think he is talking about some 25 years ago. I am talking about a rather shorter period of time —a matter of months—to set up a Select Committee. He…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, there is a whole issue around this because the SNP has no representation in your Lordships’ House either. The noble Lord has spoken about Nigel Farage being offered a…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThat is a valid point. The Earl Marshal has been very clear that he is perfectly content with this. I do not think this amendment is necessary. I assure the House that those…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble Earl will know more about the history of non-aligned appointments. I do not think we have appointed anybody who is not aligned at all. Interesting points have been made…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI appreciate the noble Lord’s impatience; I was going to come to that point, so bear with me. Part of my problem with his amendment—I have not quite finished dealing with the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I listened to the noble Baroness with increasing incredulity. Even she had a smile on her face as she came up with some of that. I thank my noble friend for his points.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt does not, because that is not the legislation we are talking about. That is a decision of this House, and I find it very difficult to understand why anybody would want to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI apologise; I was demoting him. He was a Chief Whip, so he should know even better that a Third Reading amendment is brought back only if the Minister offers to keep something…02 Jul 2025