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2 Jul 2025, 10:20 p.m. - House of Lords
"Because I think my noble and learned Baroness Lord Mackay of Clashfern "
Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
10 Jun 2026, 11:03 a.m. - Constitution Committee
"And you had Lord Hailsham, Lord Mackay of Clashfern saying, you can't do this. "
Speaker 7 - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 11:30 a.m. - House of Lords
" My Lord. Perhaps I might add a few words of my own. As has been said, Lord Mackay of Clashfern "
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 4:23 p.m. - House of Lords
"and to echo his words about the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern, the "
Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 4:42 p.m. - House of Lords
"Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who embodied in his office of Lord "
Lord Bellamy (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 5:09 p.m. - House of Lords
"apart from adding my fond memories of Lord Mackay of Clashfern. If ever anyone stood for the rule of "
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords
"tribute to Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who was widely admired in the household in which I grew up. Now "
Viscount Stansgate (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 5:54 p.m. - House of Lords
"rule of law, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. There's also a degree of unity around the chamber about "
Lord Blackwater (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 6:12 p.m. - House of Lords
" My Lords, I want to begin, as I have so many of your Lordships, by saying a few words about the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern. Many have Lord Mackay of Clashfern. Many have spoken of his career as having been one of exceptional distinction, and observed that he served this country with great integrity and wisdom. I echo that, and I want to "
Baroness Levitt (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 6:31 p.m. - House of Lords
"Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who sat on that woolsack for ten years as Lord Chancellor, as Lord speaker "
Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Jul 2026, 2:43 p.m. - House of Lords
" The noble Lord, the attorney. Can I take a moment to pay a brief Can I take a moment to pay a brief tribute to the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern? He was a great "
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Jul 2026, 2:52 p.m. - House of Lords
"spiritual, with those remarks that have been made about Lord Mackay of Clashfern. He was indeed a man of "
The Lord Bishop of Winchester (Bishops) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 11:11 a.m. - House of Lords
" My Lord, I thank the noble Baroness Sater Lord Privy Seal for her warm tribute to our late, beloved friend and colleague, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. And when I say "
Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 11:16 a.m. - House of Lords
"been said already about the noble Lord Mackay of Clashfern "
Baroness Pinnock (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 11:18 a.m. - House of Commons
"of James Mackay, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. He was a brave, energetic and imaginative reformer "
Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP (Hereford and South Herefordshire, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Jul 2026, 11:18 a.m. - House of Lords
"Lord Mackay of Clashfern were as loud on our benches as anywhere else in the House, having, as we do "
The Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Tributes: Lord Mackay of Clashfern
12 speeches (3,388 words)
Thursday 9th July 2026 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) The news of the passing of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, shortly before his 100th - Link to Speech
2: Lord True (Con - Life peer) thank the Lord Privy Seal for her warm tribute to our late beloved friend and colleague, Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech
3: Earl of Kinnoull (XB - Life peer) dismay that greeted the Lord Speaker’s sad news of the death of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech
4: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer) As has been said, Lord Mackay of Clashfern brought to public life a wonderful combination of brilliance - Link to Speech

Holding the Line Against Tyranny and Anarchy (Constitution Committee Report)
47 speeches (23,458 words)
Thursday 9th July 2026 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Con - Life peer) It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and to echo his words about the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern—the - Link to Speech
2: Viscount Stansgate (Lab - Life peer) Incidentally, I pay my own tribute to Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who was widely admired in the household - Link to Speech
3: Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (XB - Life Peer (judicial)) issues.I have little to add to what has been said, apart from adding my fond memories of Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech
4: Lord Shinkwin (Con - Life peer) and I join other noble Lords in paying tribute to our much-loved noble friend, the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech
5: Lord Beith (LD - Life peer) law in the week in which we honour and commemorate a great upholder of the rule of law, Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

Business of the House
93 speeches (10,197 words)
Thursday 9th July 2026 - Commons Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Jesse Norman (Con - Hereford and South Herefordshire) I would also like to draw attention to the very sad death on Monday of James Mackay, Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech
2: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) I associate myself with the tributes to Lord Mackay of Clashfern. - Link to Speech

Military Conflicts: International Law
18 speeches (1,492 words)
Tuesday 7th July 2026 - Lords Chamber
Attorney General
Mentions:
1: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) learned Lord the Attorney-General, I want to take a moment to pay brief tribute to the late Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

Arts Education
17 speeches (1,431 words)
Tuesday 7th July 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Winchester (Bshp - Bishops) indulge me if I associate all the Lords spiritual with the remarks that have been made about Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

Death of a Former Member: Lord Mackay of Clashfern
2 speeches (60 words)
Tuesday 7th July 2026 - Lords Chamber
Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2025
17 speeches (4,593 words)
Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Defence
Mentions:
1: Lord Craig of Radley (XB - Life peer) When the 2021 Act was being debated, I, Lord Mackay of Clashfern and other noble Lords pressed for the - Link to Speech

UK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)
49 speeches (23,754 words)
Friday 4th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Northern Ireland Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Lab - Life peer) Notwithstanding the admirable stewardship of Lord Mackay of Clashfern, the noble and learned Lords, Lord - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
118 speeches (25,726 words)
Report stage part two
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I think of my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern, who recently retired when he was, I - Link to Speech
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) My noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern was mentioned and the noble Lord, Lord Winston, - Link to Speech

Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill
29 speeches (10,268 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 19th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab - Life peer) way ever again.I thank my noble friend Lady Kennedy of The Shaws for reminding us about Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
26 speeches (9,703 words)
Committee stage part two
Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber

Mentions:
1: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) The issue is not whether Lord Mackay of Clashfern was able to contribute to the proceedings of this House - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
129 speeches (33,529 words)
Committee stage part one
Monday 10th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: None I do not know how many noble Lords remember Lord Mackay of Clashfern. - Link to Speech
2: None The noble Lord, Lord Desai, recalled my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern, from whom - Link to Speech

Mental Health Bill [HL]
92 speeches (27,232 words)
Committee stage part one
Monday 24th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: None noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, as well as Lord Lester of Herne Hill and Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

Lifelong Learning
39 speeches (15,890 words)
Thursday 6th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Lord Bates (Con - Life peer) Lord Mackay of Clashfern is the wisest and kindest man I know. - Link to Speech

Prison Capacity
31 speeches (7,308 words)
Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) of it as a maiden speech and half of it on a Bill, prompting my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Link to Speech

Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
11 speeches (3,739 words)
Monday 18th December 2023 - Grand Committee
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: None As I have been in this brief for a long time, I remember the much-missed Lord Mackay of Clashfern trying - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Constitution Committee

Found: You had Lord Hailsham or Lord Mackay of Clashfern saying, “You can’t possibly do this”.

Monday 14th July 2025
Written Evidence - James Wolffe KC
ROL0112 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Distinguished members of the House of Lords, including Lord Mackay of Clashfern and the late Lord Rodger

Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: I have a picture at home of Frances and me with Lord Mackay of Clashfern in 1997, when he retired as

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens
ROL0093 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: 6, British Nationality Act 1981 10 e.g., Hansard HL, Report, 6 October 1981 : Col 36 per Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Tuesday 7th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: trainee solicitor and the first Lord Advocate who I ever had a chance to work for was Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Tuesday 7th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Lady Elish Angiolini

Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: trainee solicitor and the first Lord Advocate who I ever had a chance to work for was Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Tuesday 7th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Mr Henry McLeish

Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: trainee solicitor and the first Lord Advocate who I ever had a chance to work for was Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Written Evidence - Living and Dying Well
ADY0488 - Assisted dying/assisted suicide

Assisted dying/assisted suicide - Health and Social Care Committee

Found: of Lords Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill chaired by Lord Mackay of Clashfern



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Feb. 11 2026
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Elizabeth Chand v EE Ltd: [2026] EAT 17
Document: Elizabeth Chand v EE Ltd: [2026] EAT 17 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: In the leading speech, with which all other members of the Judicial Committee agreed, Lord Mackay of Clashfern

Oct. 27 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Zen Internet Ltd v Mr Paul Stobart [2025] EAT 153
Document: Zen Internet Ltd v Mr Paul Stobart [2025] EAT 153 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: During the course of his leading speech, Lord Mackay of Clashfern LC touched on whether consultation,

Nov. 28 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Mr F Aliyu v Tesco Stores Ltd: [2024] EAT 185
Document: Mr F Aliyu v Tesco Stores Ltd: [2024] EAT 185 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: this context: Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police v Khan [2001] ICR 1065, per Lord Mackay of Clashfern




Lord Mackay of Clashfern mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Justice Directorate
Source Page: Report on the Roles and Functions of the Scottish Law Officers
Document: Report on the Roles and Functions of the Scottish Law Officers (PDF)

Found: That changed following the recommendations made by Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Chairman of the Legal