Planning: Naseby Wind Farm

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Excerpts

Tuesday 17th January 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Hanham]

My Lords, on the back of that history lesson and exposition, I do not think I can say anything more, other than that I hear what noble Lords have said.

[Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville]

My Lords—

[Baroness Parminter]

My Lords—

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[Baroness Hanham]

My Lords, that would be a matter for the local community to decide when they put together the local plan on which ultimate decisions will be made.

[Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville]

My Lords, does my noble friend recall that the royalist centre at the Battle of Naseby was led by that great soldier Sir Jacob Astley, who subsequently surrendered the last royalist army in the field with the words which have a lasting relevance to the political scene: “Gentlemen, you have beaten us, now go fall out among yourselves”?

[Baroness Hanham]

My Lords, I merely thank my noble friend for adding to the history lesson which we have all much enjoyed.