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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my amendment is very technical. It provides simply that the sanction should not apply if the Member has good reason for not participating.12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI beg leave to withdraw my amendment.12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, that is actually not right. The self-employed, for example members of the Bar, do not have a retirement age, and nor indeed do solicitors.10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, in speaking to my amendment I will be very brief. My noble friend Lord Blencathra articulated a very powerful argument in favour of retirement with which I agree; I have…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment standing in my name.10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my Amendments 14 and 15 would have very limited impact. The problem with Amendment 13 from the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, is that it flies in the face…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my noble friend is making a very serious point. Would he perhaps consider that the power of judicial review would be reduced if HOLAC was obliged, before making a public…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I very much endorse what my noble friend Lord Dundee has been saying, and what he has said has enabled me—your Lordships will be pleased to know—to abbreviate my remarks…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOne reason is that we do not always trust the Prime Minister.10 Mar 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeLeave out “agreed to” and insert “referred back to the Committee with an instruction that, in place of paragraph 38, the Committee bring forward proposals giving effect to the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, in speaking to the amendment in my name and in response to the question posed by the noble Baroness, I begin by saying that it is not my intention to divide the House.…05 Mar 2025HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, the debate has been a very full one, and the points have been articulated in respect of the amendment I have moved. I understand fully that the sense of the House is not…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIn view of what my noble friend, Lord Strathclyde, and, indeed, the Minister have said, is there not a case for putting HOLAC on a statutory basis, as relating both to its…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I too put my name to the amendment. My point is wholly pragmatic. It seems that the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain would be better placed to perform their…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do trust that the noble Earl is not suggesting that members of the Royal Family should participate in debates. That would be wholly disastrous.03 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: TradeMy Lords, may I endorse and support the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, and say he will have considerable support from this side?30 Jan 2025HANSARDSyrian Asylum ApplicationsMy Lords, the Minister will recall that, on the collapse of the Soviet Union, we, in concert with others, introduced a Know-How Fund to try to improve governance and the economy…29 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastDoes the Minister agree that if, at the end of the initial period, Israel renews the war in Gaza, as is called for by some right-wing Members of the Government, such action,…22 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords—21 Jan 2025