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House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL]

I note that we are now in Committee. I recall the Standing Order that says that long speeches tend to weary the House. The noble Lord is in his fifteenth minute. For the last five minutes I have not managed to understand the relevance of his remarks to the Bill, which is about the domiciled status of Members of this House. He is giving us a very interesting tour of the recent history of the British economy but it has no relevance to the amendment we are discussing. I suggest that the noble Lord is close to being out of order.