The ornate red and gold chamber can never seat 1,271 members, it has never had to. Of the 633 hereditary peers who have come at least once in their life, more than a third did not turn up at Parliament even once. But this does not mean the other two-thirds ever sat dutifully in the House. The House of Lords keeps records of members who arrive, but not of those in attendance in the chamber. The bar, dining room, etc, are always an attractive rival to lengthy debates, and their lordships are often seen headed in those directions. There is no saying whether appointed peers are more in attendance than the hereditary ones. Among the Indians in the House, Lord Meghnad Desai and Lord Bagri do not go much. Lord Swraj Paul goes and sits there almost every day, but such diligence is rare.