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House of Lords Bill [HL]

My Lords, that is a helpful point, but the wording I have used comes from the Bill in relation to the criteria to be applied. I believe that the points I have raised would have to be considered. The Bill also provides that the Appointments Commission can propose additional criteria and may issue guidelines setting out how it will interpret and apply them. They should be laid before both Houses of Parliament and be subject to the negative resolution procedure. These are important matters and I am sure that that is the right approach, but unusually, indeed uniquely—I hope that noble Lords will not use this against me in the future—I find myself querying whether it might be more appropriate for the Bill to include the affirmative resolution procedure rather than the negative one. I