House of Lords: Sittings

Lord Hayward Excerpts

Thursday 20th December 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Hayward (Con)]

Can the noble Lord clarify whether he has consulted any Scottish Peers or Scottish Members of Parliament, given that 2 January is a Scottish holiday?

[Lord Adonis]

My Lords, we are all prepared to give up our holidays for the urgent affairs of state. I am sure that our Scottish colleagues would be more than willing to do that. My noble friend the Opposition Chief Whip always puts the country before his personal convenience. I know he will be one of the first on the plane down to London after the holidays.

I return to the no-deal preparations that are being made, because they are extremely serious.