I succeeded at the age of 16 and was fully entitled to do so but I could not sit in the House of Lords. I took my seat when I was 21, so I have been here for 44 years and my age is still below the average for the House. No other job in the world could ever put one in that position. I think that that is why my noble friend is wrong. The minority in England is 18; in Scotland it is 16. Shall we just drop the “21”?
Equality (Titles) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Earl of Caithness
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Friday, 6 December 2013.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Equality (Titles) Bill [HL].
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