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The second point absolutely lies at the heart of the Bill: the capricious element. It may be that there are hereditary Peers sitting in this House for capricious reasons dating back hundreds of years. There are certainly life Peers such as myself sitting here for capricious reasons, based on a hard argument with the Prime Minister over 24 hours explaining why I should have a job for life in this Chamber. So it seems a bit invidious to single out people who are appointed to this House to do a specific ministerial role and then kick them out, when we do not kick out people who are appointed on the whim of a Prime Minister who may only serve for a few weeks in that office.