House of Lords
Retirements of Members and Cessation of Membership
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The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
My Lords, it is my duty to notify the House of the retirements of several noble Lords and of the fact that a number of other noble Lords have ceased to be Members of the House by virtue of non-attendance in the last Session of Parliament. In so doing, I should like to thank all the noble Lords and noble Baronesses for their many years of service to the House and Parliament.
The following noble Lords have retired from the House, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014: the noble and learned Lord, Lord Saville of Newdigate, with effect from 20 June; the noble Baroness, Lady Fritchie, with effect from 1 July; the noble Lord, Lord Rana, with effect from 2 July; the noble Lord, Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, with effect from 4 July; the noble Lord, Lord MacKenzie of Culkein, with effect from 8 July; and the noble Baroness, Lady King of Bow, with effect from 9 July.
In addition, the following noble Lords ceased to be Members of the House on 9 July, pursuant to Section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, by virtue of non-attendance in the last Session: the noble Lords, Lord Black of Crossharbour, Lord Davies of Oldham, Lord Kalms, Lord Prescott and Lord Willoughby de Broke, and the noble Baroness, Lady Corston.
Oaths and Affirmations
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, for the benefit of the House, I should like to set out how the procedure will be run today. Yesterday, the process for oath-taking was really successful. I thank all noble Lords again for their patience and place on record our thanks to the clerks of the House, and the doorkeepers and attendants in particular for their work yesterday. To assist the House, I therefore want to set out the process again.
Once I have finished my remarks, Members wanting to take the oath should leave the Chamber to queue below Bar and re-enter the Floor of the House on the temporal side. A rope will be provided to guide the queue. Any Members with impaired mobility should alert the doorkeepers, who will ensure that they are given priority throughout the oath-taking. There may be adjournments throughout the day, depending on the queue; the time for resumption of oath-taking will be announced on the annunciator in the usual way.