"My Lords, when my noble friend Lord Forsyth began his speech he said to my noble friend the Minister that if he were on a charge of murder he would happily employ my noble friend as his defence counsel. I hope my noble friend is honing his skills because they …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My noble friend has just repeated the point I am trying to make—that he is totally obsessed by one individual. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Browne, who pointed out that, whether we like it or not, the SNP secured the democratic mandate and this order enables it to …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Indeed, I was going on to say that one of the other uncertainties that has been exposed during this prolonged debate is the question of what currency would be used. If the euro is out, and we are not having a separate Scottish pound because we are going to rely …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, if I were in church, I would simply say “Amen” to that speech and sit down; I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. But we are not, and I begin by expressing my sincere thanks to my noble friend Lord Maclennan for his wisdom in …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"It is certainly very odd. I am grateful to my noble friend; he has taken a little time out of what I want to say.
I pick up a point made by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr: the absence of any SNP representation here. As some may know, I have …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"I am following closely what the noble Lord says. One of the advantages if the House of Lords were a properly integrated force in a federal constitution is that it could also be a revising Chamber for the devolved Assemblies, which do not have one. Committees of the House of …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech