“My Lords, I join in the shower of congratulations on the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for sponsoring the Bill, which I support, and for his many years of work in this field.”
Record by topic
- Cancer520th of 6412.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
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What they’ve said
“…then to appoint, their mates, their loyalists and their donors is both a numerical disaster and a reputational cancer at the heart of this place. I welcome the recent announcement that party leaders must explain their nominations, but that is a long way short of a proper selection and appointment process.”
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill · 2024-12-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…At a stroke, this would mean that all Peers would henceforth be life Peers, thereby removing a divisive distraction, and no new hereditary Peers would come in. The remaining, by then former, hereditaries, like me, would simply die out over time.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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