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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI appreciate having had the opportunity to table a number of amendments to the Bill, very much in the hope of improving it and ensuring that we get it into the best possible place…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his generosity in giving way. He makes a persuasive and strong argument. What right does he think the Bishop of Winchester has to vote on matters…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy right hon. Friend and I agree on so many things, but perhaps I am just wanting to see this change happen. By adding new clause 4—introducing Labour’s manifesto commitment as…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose —12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI always have felt that my right hon. Friend was all the collective historical, accumulated wisdom that we could ever possibly want. I have always believed that the greatest…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy right hon. Friend is spot on. There has sometimes been that confusion, and new clause 4, or anything that the Government would look to bring forward—as backed up by their…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am getting excited that the hon. Member is discovering a little radicalism, because I always felt I was in his heart, but perhaps the eyes of the Whips have squeezed it out of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am more than happy to do so. More Conservative Members voted in favour of that legislation, and it collapsed not through lack of support on Conservative Benches or Liberal…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for making a point, and I hope that his Whips have noted the support that he was trying to offer. I bring his attention to 2012, when there was an…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI had hoped that the Paymaster General would have given a categorical assurance that there would be further legislation and that in the next King’s Speech a retirement age in the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman flatters me by suggesting that I have any power. Once, as Chief Whip, I could have had a gentle nudge on the tiller to make things happen, but sadly the only…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do, and if we have the opportunity to divide on my amendment, I am looking forward to the hon. Gentleman joining me in the Lobby. We can sort that problem out with this piece of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThere are many areas of the Labour party manifesto that I would agree with, and there are many that I disagree with, but the hon. Lady is in the fortunate position of having a…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI would be interested to hear the hon. Gentleman’s assessment of how that radical reform from 100 years ago is going. I appreciate that he may not have studied the Labour…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI think we can all pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for his genius in crafting amendments; he has been very innovative. If we saw the House of Lords Appointments Commission being…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI point out to the hon. Gentleman that I voted for House of Lords reform in 2012. I hope that he will take the opportunity to withdraw his comment, given that in 2012 his own…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point. We have to respect the fact that Labour achieved a majority at the last general election. It had a manifesto to enact change—I think…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an incredibly powerful speech, and one of great merit. Does he believe it is right for English bishops, and only English bishops, to be able to vote…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point about how difficult it is to defend the hereditary principle for legislators, but how does he go about defending the principle of…12 Nov 2024