Member

I know that she and many noble Lords regret that this idea has not been taken up sooner, but for many of us that was simply not an option. Since these proposals were last debated here, in December 2021, more than 160 Members have joined your Lordships’ House. The last time there was a Division on a Bill to effect these changes was in March 2019. Since that time, 257 new Members have arrived in your Lordships’ House. That is almost a third of the House that has never had the opportunity to vote on this matter. That is why I have tabled this amendment today, along with two of the other relative newcomers to your Lordships’ House. I hope that those who previously supported this proposal will do so again, and that those who have never had the opportunity of doing so take this opportunity—perhaps their first and last—to show their support for it.