House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Debate between Lord Taylor of Holbeach and Lord Harris of Haringey
Committee stage
Tuesday 25th March 2025
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Tuesday 25th March 2025
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)
My Lords, I put on a tie this morning which represents the royal agricultural societies of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Where are they on this list? I learnt something about this—and the former Leader of the House my noble friend Lord Strathclyde and the then Cabinet Office Minister my noble friend Lord Maude will know about this—in the Public Bodies Bill. Schedule 7 to that Bill listed the public bodies that we were going to abolish, and we ended up having to revoke that whole schedule. Lists are an abomination in legislation. I advise the Committee that my noble friend is wrong, and I disagree with him totally on this idea.