Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed on question.
Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010
Debates on delegated legislation on Tuesday, 26 October 2010,
in the House of Lords,
led by Lord Wallace of Tankerness.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
721 c1163-86 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Other Regions) Order 2010
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Duke of Montrose | 721 c1172 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very interested in all that noble Lords have had to say so far, particularly the issu...
Baroness Adams of Craigielea | 721 c1172-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I did not intend to speak tonight but I hope that the Advocate-General will take note of t...
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Lord St John of Fawsley | 721 c1170-1 (Link to this contribution)
The provision rules that a Member may intervene twice in a Committee debate in order to explain his ...
Lord McAvoy | 721 c1171-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak briefly on a more localised point involving a bit of history. In 1975, the R...
Lord Watson of Invergowrie | 721 c1173-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I echo many of the comments made by noble Lords on this side of your Lordships’ House duri...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 721 c1167-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am extremely glad that I glanced—I did not glare—in the direction of the noble Lord, Lord St John....
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 721 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
The proposed North Highland constituency would be larger than Belgium, if not Portugal.
Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 721 c1168-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rather question the premise of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, about this process being ex...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
Moved By
To move that the draft order laid before the House on 1 July be approved.
Relevant Docum...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1164-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as many noble Lords may know, the Boundary Commission for Scotland completed its first rev...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 721 c1165-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I had considered whether, in speaking today, I should declare an interest. Not only am I a...
Lord St John of Fawsley | 721 c1167 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. As he glared at me benevolently earli...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 721 c1178-80 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Lord the Advocate-General for Scotland for his...
Lord Teverson | 721 c1178 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will make a short intervention. I was born in Dagenham—made in Dagenham, effectively—whi...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 721 c1180-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my noble friend for illuminating our concern, because local inquiries allow for loc...
Lord McFall of Alcluith | 721 c1180 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps I may paint a deeper picture for my noble friend regarding the River Clyde. There is a histo...
Lord Watson of Invergowrie | 721 c1182 (Link to this contribution)
I can accept that—the order is quite clear on it. My question concerned how he and his officials, or...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1181-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. It has been a very good one. My...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1182-3 (Link to this contribution)
Although the order was laid on 1 July, the Boundary Commission’s report was made available on 26 May...
Lord Lyell | 721 c1174-5 (Link to this contribution)
I have a question for my noble friend—I think that he is my noble and learned friend, although I am ...
Lord Martin of Springburn | 721 c1176-8 (Link to this contribution)
I first apologise, as I was unavoidably delayed. I have listened to my colleagues and friends. The c...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1185 (Link to this contribution)
Let me make it clear that anyone, including members of the public, will still, under the proposals b...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 721 c1185 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, surely the substantive point is that, whatever the motivation of the parties who may come ...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1184 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is no such thing as a free lunch. I take the point that one could not say that the U...
Lord Martin of Springburn | 721 c1184 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we were not alone in bringing in the big guns. The Liberal Democrat Party had an eminent Q...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1185-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I do not think that that is a fair characterisation of what one would hope would happen. I...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 721 c1185 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the point is that there can be a paper-based exercise in which comments are sent in and co...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1184 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that is clearly beyond this point. People from different political parties took different ...
Lord McAvoy | 721 c1184 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, would the Minister accept that the MSP to whom he refers went completely against local int...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 721 c1183-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is certainly not the Government’s policy to change the system but I think that my party’s view on...
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 721 c1183 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister’s noble friend Lord Steel of Aikwood has said to me privately—he has also said it publi...
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke | 721 c1170 (Link to this contribution)
In some cases that might not be difficult, but I take exactly the point that the noble Lord has made...
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke | 721 c1169-70 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, perhaps I may rise as a parvenu in this House—someone who I have learnt is neither wanted ...
Lord McFall of Alcluith | 721 c1175-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I speak to underline the comments made earlier about the sense of identity and community. ...
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