Voorbeelden van life peerage

• We also welcome the conferment of a life peerage on her yesterday.

• It is nonsense to think that he could be bought off with a life peerage.

• The acceptance of a life peerage involves a considerable commitment on the part of those concerned.

• I also suggest that the life peerage is probably at least as much the repository of expertise in individual fields as the hereditary peerage.

• I understand that they have been sent a letter suggesting that they will be offered a life peerage, should they so wish.

• No one is forced to accept a life peerage.

• How that life peerage is obtained obviously will be caused by the usual processes.

• The conclusion was that no life peerage had been conferred for 400 years and that the prerogative power had fallen into desuetude.

• Besides, there is nothing whatever to prevent a life peerage being conferred upon a young man, provided that he has something to contribute.

• The life peerage would merge in the hereditary earldom.

• But that is not completely effective to confer a life peerage upon a woman.

• But surely it will be voluntary whether he accepts the life peerage or not.

• I do not know anyone who would accept a life peerage but would not accept a hereditary one.

• Even the patronage of appointment under the life peerage system does not give the same degree of independence.

• I do not see that the choice exercised by those who have decided to accept a life peerage will be affected in any way.