"My Lords, as many Scottish colleagues in the House are aware, over the last year or so my attendance in this place has been spasmodic and uncertain. I am sorry that I have not been able to make any contribution to this very important Bill until now, but I want …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Perhaps I may ask the noble Lord a question. He is presumably very proud to be a Member of this House, as we all are, but does he not accept that the amendment he has just referred to was supposed to last for a few months? As the Government are …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, we are running out of time and the Committee will want to try to dispose of this amendment before we rise. I begin with a note of agreement with the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, which is that this debate has been of a very high order. There has …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Perhaps we should get together outside of this House and work out a framework that is workable. I do not believe that this Bill does it. I was right to put forward this amendment. It has been a first-class debate, but I now beg leave to withdraw the amendment...." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, Members will realise that Amendment 1 and the amendments associated with it in the grouping go to the heart of the argument in this Bill. I am sorry that I was not able to be here for the debate at Second Reading or I would have spoken then, …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise that I missed the later speeches this morning because I was attending an event at which our old friend Shirley Williams was receiving an award. I found myself sitting next to Baroness Trumpington, who greatly misses the House. She assured me that, had she been here …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Will the Minister welcome the fact that Carlisle airport has announced that it is going to resume scheduled services? That will help the whole region...." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, the House of Lords Library assured me that if we did that next time, 204 would be able to leave at a stroke...." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, the Leader of the House was commendably frank in her speech in saying that the Government have no stomach for fundamental reform of this place. That is a pity. Like the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, I hope that one day we will have a Government who will grapple …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech