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We should be seeking to encourage, not discourage, such a tradition of long public service and speaking candidly from the benefit of that experience. I think speeches such as those from the noble Earl, Lord Stockton, are worth waiting for, even if the price is listening to one or two others from those who may have gone slightly off the boil. That is why, despite many excellent speeches from noble Lords of varying vintages, I have not been convinced of the case made for these amendments.