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We are not a House of full-time professional politicians, nor do we want to become one. We are proud to have among us people who remain busy as surgeons, judges, captains of industry, chancellors, vice-chancellors, ambassadors and high commissioners. Their experience, past and present, augments the work that we all do together: holding the Government of the day to account and improving the legislation that is brought before us. I agree with the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, and my noble friend Lord Blencathra in response to the commendable example given by my noble friend Lord Attlee. The leave of absence allows—