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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Apr 2016
Scotland Act 2016

"Following on from the last question, when does my noble friend expect to see the first report, post this Act, from the Scottish Fiscal Commission on the projections for Scotland over the next year or two?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 29 Feb 2016
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 56L, produced by my noble friend. I consider the work of an independent fiscal commission to be vital for the future not just of the Scottish Parliament but of the whole United Kingdom in this new arrangement where so many powers are being devolved. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I support the thrust of the amendments from the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull. The Crown Estate is an independent, commercial business. It is extremely well run and, of course, it pays its profits to the Treasury. It is a great shame that we do not have anyone from …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I think there ought to be a bit of border solidarity here. I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Steel, about the ability to have agreement north and south of the border on various matters relating to roads. For example, if you go through one village, as …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Scotland Bill

"I, too, have grave concerns about this part of the Smith commission report, in paragraph 67, on the functions of the British police in Scotland being a devolved matter. We have heard from somebody from Northern Ireland on this whole question of security, which is so important. Why, if we …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I, too, support the noble Earl’s amendment but I agree that it does not go nearly far enough. At Second Reading, as the Minister knows, I took a particular interest in scrutiny. When we come to the financial part of the Bill, scrutiny is going to be even …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I am one of the few non-lawyers who are even putting their foot into this particular hole. I stand to be corrected by the Front Bench, but Clause 2, which has been referred to, makes perfect sense if the United Kingdom Parliament remains sovereign and can legally legislate …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2015
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I welcome the arrival of the Bill in this House. I also welcome the arrival of my neighbour here, my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, whom I congratulate on her very excellent speech. As somebody who served in a Scottish regiment, I was particularly struck, in the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2015
Energy: Onshore Wind

"When my noble friend’s right honourable friend speaks to the Scottish Government on Wednesday will she remind them that nuclear power is very important in the overall scheme of things for energy? Just because the Scottish Government refuse, through their planning powers, to renew Hunterston and Torness, surely that is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Jun 2015
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, first, let me say how pleased I was to hear the three maiden speeches. I am particularly pleased to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, to the Front Bench. His knowledge of Scottish affairs is very great indeed and we look forward very much to having him here …..."
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