All 1 Debates between Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Brabazon of Tara

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Debate between Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Brabazon of Tara
Monday 24th January 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Brabazon of Tara Portrait The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Skelmersdale)
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I should tell the Committee that if this amendment is agreed to I cannot call Amendments 71C to 72A.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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My Lords, I intervene briefly because in the debate on the amendment on the Isle of Wight, which my noble friend moved so successfully, I touched on the issue of Ross, Skye and Lochaber. There is a famous painting by Erskine Nicol called “Lochaber No More”, which depicts the clansmen saying goodbye to their families as they leave for the New World. It is now a part of the Fleming collection and is the picture that is most frequently in demand to be loaned abroad. There is a long tradition, and I am sure the noble Lord will forgive me for correcting his pronunciation of Lochaber.