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Procedure of the House (Proposal 9)

It is ““noble Lady””. Well, whatever. It is a matter of supreme irrelevance as long as we can be reasonably courteous to each other. As far as I can recall, only moments ago she was arguing for brevity. Now I have to say ““the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester””. I prefer ““the Bishop of Leicester””. All I am saying to the House is, for goodness’ sake, we could shorten the Companion if we did not have all these requirements. I shall be very tempted to put down amendments to extend the use of the word ““gallant”” to everyone who has shown courage on the battlefield, not simply to someone who has become a field marshal. I know I am pushing water uphill. This is far too revolutionary a proposal for the House to accept, but none the less the opinion of the House should probably be tested on it.