European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Debate between Lord Reid of Cardowan and Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

Wednesday 14th March 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Forsyth of Drumlean]

I am making a perfectly serious point, and I do not think anybody has appointed the noble Lord to decide on the procedures of this House.

[Lord Reid of Cardowan (Lab)]

We all often enjoy the speeches of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. It is not a precedent; it is a convention of this House that if someone unavoidably cannot attend, they may ask someone else to deliver their speech. That was explained at the beginning of my noble friend’s speech, which the noble Lord would have heard had he been listening. It was an unusual discourtesy for the noble Lord to intervene in the way that he has done.