"My Lords, 60 years ago, when I was 12 years old, I was prepared for confirmation. In those days, confirmation was taken very seriously. We had to learn the whole catechism by heart and be able to answer the questions in it correctly, in the words of the Book of …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, what makes the Government think that, if this House is to continue to do what it is doing at present, 300 Members will be sufficient to service the committees and the offices that have to be serviced? I have worked out that 300 would not be nearly enough …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 10, which is almost identical. Noble Lords will no doubt remember that in Committee we had considerable discussion about the phrase “Scottish Crown Commissioner”. There was a little problem. If he were called the Scottish Crown Commissioner, he would not have been …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, I have been in this House for 32 years and this is only the second time that I have had an amendment accepted. I am delighted...." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, following on from the noble Lord, Lord Lyell, what about people who are either travelling on or employed on the night sleeper?..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, would perhaps “Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland” solve all the problems?..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, I just want to raise one little matter about the drafting of Amendments 48 and 49 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. Surely it would be better if the provisions to set penalties for drink-driving and for random breath-testing were put in Clause 24, which concerns drink-driving, …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech