Member

Of course, I take the Leader at her word—she is a thoroughly honourable and noble lady—but I do not think that any Government will implement a new Bill on changes to the House of Lords because of the experience they have had with this one. Any new Bill seeking to limit it to a few things can be amended for a whole range of things. I also believe it would be wrong to set these things in stone in primary legislation when it would be impossible to amend them until we got another Bill. Therefore, I suggest that we will need a Bill with a special power, whereby we can introduce rules on retirement, attendance and participation, and then amend them when circumstances change. I will address that point in Amendment 14.