"My Lords, what makes the Government think that, if this House is to continue to do what it is doing at present, 300 Members will be sufficient to service the committees and the offices that have to be serviced? I have worked out that 300 would not be nearly enough …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, I revert to the question of the succession of peerages. Will the Government please keep it in mind that, where there is already a male heir who has older sisters, a change in the law of succession to the eldest daughter could be damaging to relationships in the …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, there is much I agree with in the report produced by the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, but a few things I do not, as he well knows. I know that the noble Lords, Lord Grocott and Lord Kirkwood, will not agree with me, but here goes.
"My Lords, does the noble Lord the Leader of the House remember that about 30 years ago, when he and I first became Members of this House, Baroness Hylton-Foster was Convenor of the Cross-Bench Peers. If any new boy or girl in her flock transgressed, she took them aside later …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, after the noble Earl’s speech there is not an awful lot left to be said.
What a ridiculous situation the coalition Government have got us into. First, they make 50 new Peers immediately on taking office—nearer 60, I believe—and the House has to sit early so that they …..." Lady Saltoun of Abernethy - View Speech
"My Lords, before you can decide on how to reform this House, you have to decide what you want it to do, and I do not think that we have done that yet.