Household Waste Recycling Debate
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Lord Lexden
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(1 year, 10 months ago)
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Lord Benyon (Con)
I would like to recycle the Scottish Green seats into good blue ones.
Lord Lexden (Con)
My Lords, towards the end of 1834, the Duke of Wellington ran the Government single-handedly for some 24 days. I wonder whether there is a case for suggesting that his highly respected successor the current noble Duke, with his well-known environmental interests, be invited to assume the position of Prime Minister on a caretaker basis to improve recycling and clean up our rivers.
Lord Benyon (Con)
That is a very good suggestion. I will put it to my honourable friends in the other place. Having a duke in No. 10 is probably long overdue.