House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon Portrait Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab)
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No, my Lords, that would not be in the remit. It would be purely on the issues of participation and retirement age.

Earl of Kinnoull Portrait The Earl of Kinnoull (CB)
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Before the noble Baroness sits down, I am sorry to intervene further but there are a number of other issues in the various amendments that we are going to consider. Would it not be logical for the Select Committee to think about those issues as well, in particular some of the things that were referred to in the Labour manifesto at the last election?

Baroness Smith of Basildon Portrait Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab)
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My Lords, I am keen to make progress on these issues in what I call bite-sized chunks. I have always referred to these two issues as being stage 2. They are the two issues that have been raised most often in Committee and again now on Report. There seems to be a consensus around the House that they are specific issues that the House wants to deal with. I have chosen them because they have been mentioned so often by noble Lords.