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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillBefore the Minister sits down, may I kindly ask him to comment on the claim by the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, that the amendments to the Bill in this group are too wide-ranging in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 110 in this group. The report of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the Size of the House was published in 2017. As most noble Lords sitting…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am not quite sure what “resolution of the House of Lords” means: whether it is by amendment and, considering the mechanics of the whole thing, whether it would also…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, times have changed for the Church of England since my ancestor in the 19th century demolished the small village church to build a larger one to accommodate increased…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I will focus on paragraph (3) of Amendment 11, suggesting what should be in the consultation paper on methods for introducing elected Members to the House. House of…10 Mar 2025 Bills sponsored (1)