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

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, is, as ever, being extremely helpful, not least in trying to temper his colleague’s enthusiasm as regards a possible Division, and for that I am grateful. As regards bringing this Bill back, I recall that Wilberforce brought back the anti-slavery Bill successively over 35 years. Therefore, we have some time to go before we get into Wilberforce proportions. If the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, feels so strongly about the Bill being introduced a second time, he should have divided the House at Second Reading, not on the eve of the Committee stage. However, I am thankful for the wisdom of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, at this moment of crisis for the House. Motion agreed.