 The Lord Speaker (Baroness D’Souza)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            The Lord Speaker (Baroness D’Souza) 
        
    
        
    
        My Lords, I should like to notify the House of the retirement, with effect from today, of the noble Lord, Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On behalf of the House, I thank the noble Lord for his much-valued service to the House.