House of Lords Reform Bill [HL] Debate
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Lord St John of Fawsley
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House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]
Lord St John of Fawsley Excerpts(12 years, 7 months ago)
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Lord Cobbold
An alternative, my Lords, is to have a fixed period of service for all Members of the House. That would allow people to give of their great experience and later on to live longer lives.
Lord St John of Fawsley
My Lords, may I put this question to your Lordships? Who is the wisest person in this House? In my opinion, it is the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, who is 92.
Lord Lea of Crondall
My Lords, given that the rationale used by every speaker who wants to support the proposed new clause has been to do with the size of the House being too great and the need to reduce it, is it not a fact, and I ask the Minister to comment on this—