House of Lords: Numbers and Eligibility - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 2:58 pm ar 9 Rhagfyr 2024.

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Photo of Lord True Lord True Shadow Leader of the House of Lords 2:58, 9 Rhagfyr 2024

My Lords, the noble Baroness rightly sets store by her party’s manifesto. The Labour manifesto pledged:

“At the end of the Parliament in which a member reaches 80 years of age, they will be required to retire from the House of Lords.”

Full stop, end of paragraph. Will the Government implement this very specific manifesto promise in this Parliament?