House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL]

I was looking over my right shoulder in order to impose doom and gloom on the noble Lord. I apologise for looking behind me. The Long Title is to: ""Make provision about the taxation status of members of the House of Lords"." However, the noble Lord, Lord Selsdon, now seems to be raising an entirely different subject which falls well outside the Long Title, and that is the question of who should or should not be eligible to become a Member of the House of Lords. I should also point out here that citizenship of the United Kingdom or Great Britain has no relevance to the tax status of Members of the House of Lords, because taxation depends on domicile and residence and not at all on nationality. In those circumstances, I wonder whether the noble Lord, Lord Selsdon, thinks that the appropriate course following his very entertaining introduction is to recognise that his amendment has no relevance here and that he should withdraw it.