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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 May 2021
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, with his authority and perspective from a devolved part of the United Kingdom. The topics that we are asked to address today, from the gracious Speech, need our urgent consideration. I listened with much …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 May 2021
Queen’s Speech

"—but, as we go into other constitutional questions, it may well come into play and some discussion of the purpose of this House will be essential...."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 May 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, there is a provision in Section 29 of the Scotland Act that covers the thing that worries the noble and learned Lord. Section 29(2)(a) provides that it is outside the competence of the Scottish Government to apply,

“part of the law of a country or territory other than …..."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 May 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, perhaps I may come in here to congratulate the Minister on how far the Government have got in solving this rather knotty problem. As I go with this, I feel that I should re-emphasise my authority for speaking as a Scot and as a nationalist, rather as my …..."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"I had a son who worked in the European court. As far as I understand it, if an issue comes up which is relevant to the United Kingdom, it is unlikely that a United Kingdom judge would be part of the panel asked to rule on it...."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Feb 2016
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I should say that if we get to the stage of putting this to a vote, I would like to support the amendment of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead. In Committee, I drew out the question about the progression from the wording that Lord …..."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Scotland Bill

"My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Lang in what he said. The wording of this clause reflects what I understood that Lord Sewel said in this House at the time of the passing of the Bill. It says that,

“the Parliament of the United Kingdom will not normally …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Scotland Bill

"When the Minister talks about the Sewel convention as it has been for 15 years, that does not include the various modifications that have been introduced in the 15 years. The Government will have to be careful about how they describe it...."
Duke of Montrose - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2015
Scotland Bill

"Can the Minister say whether that means that there will be a new convention that includes those elements?..."
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Written Question
Scottish Parliament: Legislative Consent Motions
Monday 7th December 2015

Asked by: Duke of Montrose (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the Scottish Parliament has passed a legislative consent motion for legislation regarding matters that were not at that time devolved under Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, and in each case what reason was given for the motion.

Answered by Lord Dunlop

This Government and its predecessors have always sought consent from the Scottish Parliament with regard to legislating on devolved matters under the Sewel Convention. The Convention does not require consent to be sought for matters which are reserved under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998, though the legislative consent process can be used to enable the Scottish Parliament to indicate its consent for certain matters to be transferred in or out of Schedule 5. For example, section 10 of the Scotland Act 2012 made provision for certain elements in relation to air weapons to be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and a Legislative Consent Motion was passed to cover this provision.