Scotland Bill Debate

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Scotland Bill

Baroness Rawlings Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Rawlings Portrait Baroness Rawlings
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My Lords, I beg to move that further consideration on Report be now adjourned. In doing so, may I tell the House that we shall not be having the Statement and suggest that Report should begin again not earlier than 10.25 pm?

Lord Steel of Aikwood Portrait Lord Steel of Aikwood
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My Lords, I would like to protest at what is being proposed. It is quite ridiculous that on a Bill of this importance we should be asked to come back. We now have the debate of the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, which will take us to nearly 10.30 pm. It cannot seriously be proposed that we should continue from 10.30 pm until we get to Amendment 26, as it says on the Order Paper, from 10.30 pm. I gave notice that I was going to object when this Motion was moved. I gave notice several hours ago that we wanted to hear from the Government about what they proposed to do with the rest of Report.