Implications of Devolution for England Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Implications of Devolution for England

Countess of Mar Excerpts
Tuesday 16th December 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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I am very grateful to my noble friend for all the points that he has made and for his ongoing constructive contribution to this process.

Countess of Mar Portrait The Countess of Mar (CB)
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If I may correct the noble Baroness, there are in fact five Peers of Scotland in this House, all of whom are hereditary Peers, and I happen to be one of them.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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The noble Countess is absolutely right. I was not trying to suggest that there are no such Peers here in this House. The point I was making was that Peers do not represent a particular part of the country. We are all Peers representing the public and the national interest at large.