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Business of the House

Could we have an urgent debate on peerages? Unlike many of my colleagues, I do not really care if people want to buy the right to sit in the House of Lords, but I do care if people can buy the right to legislate in the House of Lords. Perhaps we could have a second tier of junior peerages, so that people can call themselves Lord Snooks but are not allowed to pass laws. Perhaps the parties could have 10 each of those peerages and auction them on eBay to ensure that we get best value.