Member

The organisation of everything was as swift as it was impeccable. I remember on 21 April 2020 becoming the first Minister ever to answer a Question virtually rather than at the Dispatch Box. I refreshed my memory last night and the very first virtual Question ever asked was about the size of our House and whether new life peerages should be on a two-out, one-in basis. Looking at today’s Marshalled List, I see the important amendment on Report from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, proposing a two-out, one-in system of appointments. I sometimes wonder whether in this House some things ever change.