Scotland Bill

The noble Lord twice mentioned cost but has not told us how much this would cost.

The noble Lord knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. The value of this is that ...

Does the noble Lord not know the cost?

This is the moving of an amendment in Committee. We have Report and later stages coming up, and b...

My Lords, I rise to make a few brief comments on a very thought-provoking summary from the noble ...

I am fascinated by the marvellous remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I was interested that ...

My Lords, I remember that “Monty Python” always finished with the words, “And now for something c...

On the point about the Scottish Parliament: if there were to be a senate, does my noble friend en...

That is a very good point. I look forward to my noble friend Lady Adams tabling an amendment to m...

I have to say I am astonished that the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, should move this amendment at th...

I have to ask the Lord whether he actually believed in being a politician, democratically elected...

To deal with the point about politicians, after I left the House of Commons in 1997—or was asked ...

My Lords, I may be brief. I made points in my Second Reading speech which the noble Lord, Lord Ly...

My Lords, it was fairly dispiriting to come back into the Chamber and to see our archaic language...

My Lords, I do not want to take up any more time on this issue. However, I remind the noble Lord,...

My Lords, for similar reasons, I will keep my comments brief, not least since I see that the targ...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Foulkes of Cumnock for bringing this forward. I cannot hel...

As the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, might appreciate, I am increasingly conscious that the robust sc...

My Lords, I start with an apology to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, for my irritation ear...

Lord Selkirk of Douglas.

Thank you. The noble Lord, Lord Selkirk of Douglas, was also a Member of the Scottish Parliament....

Moved by

The Earl of Dundee

22: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, this amendment, if adopted, would enable the Secretary of State to prepare a report wit...

My Lords, I am attracted by the thinking behind this amendment. I remind your Lordships of a few ...

I will just intervene, rather than make a speech. I agree absolutely with the noble Earl and with...

I am grateful to the noble Lord: I had heard that. It is an endemic issue. With the squirrel acco...

My Lords, I, too, strongly support this amendment. If I have a quarrel with it, it is that I do n...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Dundee on the very attractive sentiments that he ex...

My Lords, I, too, support the noble Earl’s amendment but I agree that it does not go nearly far e...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Earl and congratulate him on his amendment. I will be relativel...

My Lords, I am obliged to the noble Earl for putting forward this amendment. As your Lordships ar...

My Lords, I thank all of your Lordships for your kind support for this amendment, starting with t...

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

24: Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 18 to 20

My Lords, Clauses 3 to 10 devolve full powers to the Scottish Parliament in respect of the regist...

Moved by

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

26: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause...

My Lords, I am conscious of the late hour but I would like to move Amendment 26. As we have alrea...

My Lords, I note the reasoning behind the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. At ...

I have to say to my noble and learned friend that I do not think that that is a very satisfactory...

My Lords, on this occasion we cannot support the proposal in the amendment of the noble Lord, Lor...

Is the noble Lord really saying that it could possibly be acceptable for a devolved legislature, ...

My Lords, when you have devolution, you have devolution. The noble Lord poses a potential situati...

The noble Lord will recall that we already extended the life of the Scottish Parliament from four...

I really do not think that is a fair comparison.

I first apologise to the noble Lord, Lord McAvoy. I had not appreciated that he intended to speak...

On my noble and learned friend’s reference to the European convention, what constitutes a reasona...

That would be a matter for the Scottish Parliament to determine, and is subject to review. If it ...

I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

27: Clause 8, page 10, line 33, leave out “In paragraphs 3...

Tabled by

Lord McCluskey

29: Clause 11, page 12, line 5, leave out from “heading” to ...

This is a technical matter, and it is not worth taking up time on it at this time of night. Accor...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

30: Clause 11, page 12, line 9, leave out “decision w...

This is one of a group of amendments running through to Amendment 40. Although Amendments 31 and ...

I rise to speak to Amendments 31 and 34, which are in my name and that of my noble and learned fr...

Before the noble Lord sits down, could he deal with the reasons why he is not content to rest on ...

I was as interested as the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, to hear that that was the justification for ...

Again, before he sits down, could the noble Lord confirm that it is not because he has always bee...

At this late hour, I am happy to confirm almost anything to the noble Lord.

My Lords, in view of the terms of Amendment 33, I shall not be moving Amendment 32.

My Lords, this has been a brief and helpful debate about the question of the supermajority. We do...

I am obliged to noble Lords. Clearly I cannot comment on any dialogue that the noble and learned ...

My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment in view of the points that have been made by the ...

Moved by

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

36: Clause 11, page 12, line 29, leave out from “un...

My Lords, the hour is late, but I will say just a few words in respect of this amendment, which, ...

My Lords, Clause 11 requires certain types of electoral legislation to be passed by a two-thirds ...

My noble and learned friend’s only argument has been, once again, to rest on the Smith commission...

The noble Lord said that he is not to be taken as approving the precise terms of the Bill as a la...

I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord for making that clarification. It is important t...

Tabled by

Lord Hope of Craighead

41: Clause 12, page 14, line 6, at end insert—