"My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register as the president of the Jaguar Drivers’ Club in Britain. Ford is simply joining the queue after Jaguar Land Rover and Honda in closing plants. Although the Minister is absolutely right to emphasise that the transfer to electric technology …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Will the Minister welcome the fact that Carlisle airport has announced that it is going to resume scheduled services? That will help the whole region...." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I blundered into this debate on 19 January during the Committee stage of the Scotland Bill. At that stage, I was making a very simple point, which is that hydropower is much overlooked in comparison with solar power and wind power. That was the only point I was …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"The noble and learned Lord, Lord Hardie, and the right reverend Prelate have focused on the issue of fairness. My only excuse for intervening briefly in this debate is that I have been asked to open a new centre for research and development of water power in my old constituency …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Is my noble friend aware that some 14 years ago, when we were legislating on setting up the devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales, there was serious debate in both Houses about where responsibility for administering the law on abortion should lie? The decision was taken—in my view, quite rightly—that …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"Will my noble and learned friend consider whether Her Majesty’s Government, or indeed the Scottish Government, might make some contribution to the refurbishment of David Livingstone’s house in Zanzibar? I am in touch with friends in the devolved Government in Zanzibar and I am sure that a small contribution might …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I suspect that the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Forsyth are a substitute for what would in the House of Commons be a debate on Third Reading of the Bill, which we do not have in this place. I have four things to say about the …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Forsyth has done the House a service in raising this issue this morning, but I am deeply pleased that he is not going to press the amendment, because it is seriously defective. The idea that we should wait until nine months after the last …..." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech
"I do not dispute that. I am querying the length of time that it would take for each UK government department to produce its Green Paper. That is my point...." Lord Steel of Aikwood - View Speech