§ Lord Mayhew of Twysdenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Statement by the Lord Chancellor on 18 May (H.L. Deb., col. 151), whether they will identify by reference to the Division List of 17 May each hereditary Peer who constituted the busloads to which the Lord Chancellor referred. [HL2626]
§ The Lord ChancellorIt would be invidious to name individual peers. I did not mean by "busloads" that buses were, literally, hired for the purpose. My meaning was that there was a co-ordinated effort to bring in Peers at a specific time in the evening not to take part in the Bill, but to vote on a procedural Motion to close down the House at about 11 pm, regardless of the wishes of Peers who had participated in the debate throughout the day to continue. I am sure that it was well understood that that was what I meant.