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HANSARDEconomy: Spring StatementBefore the Minister sits down, can I kindly ask whether, in the interests of time, she would kindly write to me? I had some queries.31 Mar 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. Does he recall the passage in Alastair Campbell’s memoirs when he said that he could not believe that Viscount Cranborne was…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, I acknowledge the tenacity of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, in promoting this Bill, and for reaching the age of 80 since we last debated it. It is for another day to…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]No, I do not agree with that. The current system for the election of the 92 can be fine-tuned. The change I would like to see is that all replacements should be elected by the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the integrated review of March this year was an important landmark in the UK Government’s definition of a post-Brexit international role for the country and set out a…19 May 2021 Bills sponsored (1)