House of Lords Appointments Commission Debate
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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
I think that will require me to write the noble Lord a letter. Obviously, this is important; the sense of his comment is that we do have a wide range of expertise. Indeed, in the modern world, as we have made clear right across the public sector, it is important to have more experts and more scientists to assist in the public interest.
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
My Lords, looking at these Benches, does my noble friend not think it is extraordinarily ironic for the Liberals to complain about appointments to this House, given their numbers here and the numbers they achieved at the general election?
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
On this occasion I am very glad to agree with my noble friend.