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When we walk through Peers’ Entrance and walk up the stairs, between the staircase of Peers’ Entrance and Prince’s Chamber we see the arms of successive Lords Chancellor, painted beautifully for posterity as a record of their service. The much-quoted noble and learned Lord, Lord Irvine of Lairg, is there, and two Hailshams are there. As we heard from my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier on the previous group, we are fortunate to have a third Hailsham with us, albeit with a different guise. The Earl of Kilmuir is there, the Earl of Birkenhead is there, and the very last of that noble line, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, is also there—although it is a shame he is not here.