House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) Bill [HL] Debate

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House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) Bill [HL]

Earl of Erroll Excerpts
Friday 29th June 2012

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Erroll Portrait The Earl of Erroll
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The noble Lord, Lord Steel, did not quote correctly. This is critical. Clause 5(3) refers to a conviction “outside the United Kingdom”. The noble Lord left out those words, which meant that his response to the noble Lord, Lord Wills, was incorrect.

Lord Wills Portrait Lord Wills
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I am very grateful to the noble Earl. It would be useful to have some further clarification on this point of detail. With that proviso, I am very happy to support the Bill.