motion_title: Amendment 35: Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill: Stage 3
motion_text: Amendment 35, in relation to the House of Lords, is something of a compromise following the amendment that I lodged at stage 2 that would have banned peers outright from this Parliament. Amendment 35, I think perfectly reasonably, includes provision that would allow someone who has a peerage to serve here for as long as they have taken a leave of absence from the Lords.