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Nor, again as my noble friend Lord True said, is it in keeping with precedent. Look at 1922—when Ireland left the United Kingdom, the Irish Peers were allowed to stay behind—or earlier on this century with the Law Lords. Even in 1998, an agreement was reached between the various parties. Of course, there are going to be retirements from my noble friends the hereditary Peers, some of whom have held back from doing so while they wait to see what the Government’s plans are.