I also rather like a subsequent line from that exchange, tinged with the same withering sarcasm:
"It has just been drawn to my attention by noble friends on the Front Bench that Amendment No. 55 has not yet been called; and if the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, glances at his text, he will see that it partially covers the area of immigration. So the noble Lord’s opportunity to dilate on this matter tonight, should he so wish, is not wholly undermined."
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Date: 2008-05-14 12:14 pm (UTC)"It has just been drawn to my attention by noble friends on the Front Bench that Amendment No. 55 has not yet been called; and if the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, glances at his text, he will see that it partially covers the area of immigration. So the noble Lord’s opportunity to dilate on this matter tonight, should he so wish, is not wholly undermined."
It's all just like a long-running soap opera.