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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2025
Debate
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillContribution
The additional benefit of Amendment 51 would be to increase the beneficial impacts on your Lordships’ House of the HOLAC appointment process. I do not mean to embarrass my fellow Cross-Benchers, but many of the most able and committed of our number are angels of HOLAC. It is regrettable that the number of HOLAC appointments has tailed off dramatically over recent years. The achievements of HOLAC are many. If anyone wants a primer on its role and powers, I refer them to the excellent Library briefing, published in January 2025, which states that:
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