Well, "young" is a relative term. The average age in the House of Lords is 68.
We do not want the House of Lords to be full of people who have an eye to a future political career at very high level. It is a virtue of the present House of Lords, which I wish to preserve in any future reforms, that it consists of people of moderate, rather than overwhelming, political ambition—
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 January 2010.
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