Member

At the end of the day, the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, was made, as it was in my case, by one person, the leader of the party. If he had happened to fall out with the leader of the party on some personal or political issue, he would not be with us now; we have to bear that in mind. When we condemn electorates of three people, which applies, I agree, to the Labour Benches—a rather larger number on this side of the House elect people—at least it means that those hereditary Peers are actually elected to this House when all the rest of us are appointed.