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<p>Fifty-four peers who were Members of the House of Lords at the time of the last
General Election have not attended a sitting of the House since then. This figure
includes six Members who hold disqualifying judicial offices, three Members who resigned
under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (one of whom has since died),
two Members who have retired under the informal retirement scheme, twenty-two Members
who have taken leave of absence, twenty Members who have died and one who has not
yet taken the oath (having been disqualified until the end of June 2014). A list of
their names has been placed in the Library of the House.</p>
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